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untoward

/ˌʌn.tʊˈwɔːd/ · adjective

Meaning

  1. Unfavourable, adverse, or disadvantageous.
  2. Unruly, troublesome; not easily guided.
  3. Unseemly, improper.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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