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  1. prep. Toward.
  2. a. Froward; perverse.
  3. a. Awkward; ungraceful.
  4. a. Inconvenient; troublesome; vexatious; unlucky; unfortunate; as, an untoward wind or accident.
  5. adj. not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society
  6. adj. contrary to your interests or welfare
  7. Toward. [Obs.] Gower. 1. Froward; perverse. "Save yourselves from this untoward generation." Acts ii. 40. 2. Awkward; ungraceful. "Untoward words." Creech. "Untoward manner." Swift. 3. Inconvenient; troublesome; vexatious; unlucky; unfortunate; as, an untoward wind or accident. -- Un*to"ward*ly, adv. -- Un*to"ward*ness, n.
  8. Toward. [Obs.] Gower.
  9. j:100 s not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society s contrary to your interests or welfare