untoward
Collocations
4ADJ.
befallen, done, involved, over
UNTOWARD + NOUN
african, conditions
PREP.
about, in, since
ADV.
actually, ever, haply
Definitions
adj
Unfavourable, adverse, or disadvantageous.
But as soon as her son espied her, bowl in hand, he thought that haply something untoward had befallen her, but he would not ask of aught until such time as she had set down the bowl, when she acquainted him with that which had occurred[…]
Honest men for the most part, but men with whom the world had dealt hardly; the failures of all countries, men sobered by toil and saddened by exile, who had been driven to fight for the dominion of an untoward soil, to sow where others should gather, the advance-guard of a mighty civilization to be.
Unruly, troublesome; not easily guided.
Unseemly, improper.
She could hardly have made a more untoward choice.
The managing director was very depressed at the news, but realized that trying to prove anything untoward had taken place would be very difficult.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — contrary to your interests or welfare
- adverse
- inauspicious
adjective — not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or p
- indecent
- indecorous
- unbecoming
- uncomely
- unseemly
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6But as soon as her son espied her, bowl in hand, he thought that haply something untoward had befallen her, but he would not ask of aught until such time as she had set down the bowl, when she acquain
WiktionaryHonest men for the most part, but men with whom the world had dealt hardly; the failures of all countries, men sobered by toil and saddened by exile, who had been driven to fight for the dominion of a
WiktionaryAt Tebay however, he began to get the mastery over these untoward conditions, and actually got back a little time up to Shap, after which all was plain sailing.
WiktionaryThe congressman has been in the spotlight ever since his untoward remarks about African Americans.
Tatoeba · #982673Tom swore that he wasn't involved in anything untoward.
Tatoeba · #3282147Tom has done nothing untoward.
Tatoeba · #10775657