untoward

1. prep. Toward. Source: opted

2. a. Froward; perverse. Source: opted

3. a. Awkward; ungraceful. Source: opted

4. a. Inconvenient; troublesome; vexatious; unlucky; unfortunate; as, an untoward wind or accident. Source: opted

5. adj. not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society Source: wordnet

6. adj. contrary to your interests or welfare Source: wordnet

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. Source: webster

8. Toward. [Obs.] Gower. Source: adambom

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 Source: ecdict

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