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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Untoward \Un*to"ward\, prep. [Unto + -ward.] Toward. [Obs.] --Gower. [1913 Webster]From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Untoward \Un*to"ward\, a. [Pref. un- not + toward.] [1913 Webster] 1. Froward; perverse. ``Save yourselves from this untoward generation.'' --Acts ii. 40. [1913 Webster] 2. Awkward; ungraceful. ``Untoward words.'' --Creech. ``Untoward manner.'' --Swift. [1913 Webster] 3. Inconvenient; troublesome; vexatious; unlucky; unfortunate; as, an untoward wind or accident. [1913 Webster] -- Un*to"ward*ly, adv. -- Un*to"ward*ness, n. [1913 Webster]From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Untoward \Un*to"ward\, prep. [Unto + -ward.] Toward. [Obs.] --Gower.From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Untoward \Un*to"ward\, a. [Pref. un- not + toward.] 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.From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
untoward adj 1: not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society; "was buried with indecent haste"; "indecorous behavior"; "language unbecoming to a lady"; "unseemly to use profanity"; "moved to curb their untoward ribaldry" [syn: indecent, indecorous, unbecoming, uncomely, unseemly] 2: contrary to your interests or welfare; "adverse circumstances"; "made a place for themselves under the most untoward conditions" [syn: adverse, harmful, inauspicious]From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
untoward a. unfavourable, adverse, or disadvantageous.From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
untoward a. unfavourable, adverse, or disadvantageous.From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
untoward a. unfavourable, adverse, or disadvantageous.From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
untoward a. unfavourable, adverse, or disadvantageous.From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
untoward Engelska a. 1 olycklig, ogynnsam, ofördelaktig 2 stökig, besvärande 3 opassandeFrom English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Untoward /ʌntəwˈɔːd/ غير متوقّعFrom English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
untoward //ʌnˈtɔɹd// //ˌʌn.təˈwɔɹd// //ˌʌn.tʊˈwɔːd//From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]1. неблагоприятен unfavourable, adverse, or disadvantageous 2. неподходящ, неудачен unseemly, improper
untoward /ʌntəwˈɔːd/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]nečekaný
untoward /ʌntəwˈɔːd/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]neobvyklý
untoward /ʌntəwˈɔːd/ unpassend, ungeeignetFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]"an untoward joke" - ein unpassender Witz "an untoward remark" - eine unpassende Bemerkung
untoward /ʌntəwˈɔːd/ unpassendFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
untoward /ʌntəwˈɔːd/ [formal] unvorhergesehen, ungewöhnlich, widrigFrom English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]"unless anything untoward happens" - wenn nichts Unvorhergesehenes geschieht "He had noticed nothing untoward." - Er hatte nichts Ungewöhnliches bemerkt. see: untoward circumstances, untoward conditions
untoward /ʌntəwˈɔːd/From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]1. अप्रिय "No untoward incident took place in the last 24 hours."
untoward /ʌntəwˈɔːd/ 1. önfejû 2. kínos 3. szerencsétlen 4. makacs 5. kellemetlenFrom English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:eng-pol ]
untoward /ˌʌntəˈwɔ:d/From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]niekorzystny, niedobry
untoward /ʌntəwˈɔːd/ 1. aksi, ters 2. huysuz 3. uygunsuz, münasebetsiz.From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]/əntəˈwɔɹd/, /əntuˈɔɹd/
152 Moby Thesaurus words for "untoward": adverse, annoying, antagonistic, apocalyptic, awkward, bad, baleful, baneful, black, bleak, bodeful, boding, boorish, conflicting, contrary, counter, counteractive, criminal, dark, detrimental, difficult, dire, discouraging, doomful, dreary, evil, evil-starred, fateful, foolish, foreboding, fractious, gloomy, hapless, hard, harmful, hostile, ill, ill-boding, ill-conceived, ill-considered, ill-fated, ill-omened, ill-seasoned, ill-starred, ill-timed, impolite, improper, imprudent, in opposition, inaccurate, inappropriate, inauspicious, inconvenient, indecent, indecorous, indelicate, indocile, inexpedient, infelicitous, inferior, inimical, inopportune, intempestive, intractable, intrusive, invalid, irrelevant, irritating, late, lowering, luckless, mal a propos, malapropos, malevolent, malodorous, menacing, miserable, mistimed, not easy, of evil portent, off base, ominous, opposed, opposing, opposite, out of line, out of phase, out of time, peccant, portending, portentous, premature, recalcitrant, rigorous, rough, rude, silly, sinful, sinister, somber, star-crossed, stressful, stupid, tactless, threatening, too late, too soon, troublesome, troublous, trying, unapt, unbecoming, unbefitting, uncalled-for, undecorous, undiplomatic, undisciplined, unfavorable, unfit, unfitting, unfortunate, ungentlemanly, ungodly, ungovernable, unhandy, unhappy, unhealthy, unkind, unladylike, unlucky, unmanageable, unpleasant, unpromising, unpropitious, unready, unrefined, unripe, unseasonable, unseemly, unskillful, unsuitable, untactful, untimely, unwarranted, unwise, vexatious, vexing, vicious, wicked, wild, wretched, wrongFrom Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
a. 麻烦的,困难的,不幸的;From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
a. 麻烦的,困难的,不幸的