Associations to the word «Untoward»
Noun
- Happening
- Incident
- Circumstance
- Quixote
- Occurrence
- Accident
- Anything
- Fate
- Nothing
- Nausea
- Consequence
- Temperament
- Event
- Misfortune
- Spite
- Humour
- Delay
- Anxiety
- Shuttle
- Ill
- Disappointment
- Manifestation
- Fortune
- Something
- Regret
- Plague
- Alarm
- Sensation
- Effect
- Suspicion
- Mistress
- Courage
- Manner
- Behavior
- Grief
- Confidence
- Happiness
- Occasion
- Fear
- Encounter
- Difficulty
- Fault
- Reply
Adjective
Verb
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Wiktionary
UNTOWARD, adjective. Unfavourable, adverse, or disadvantageous.
UNTOWARD, adjective. Unruly, troublesome.
UNTOWARD, adjective. Unseemly, improper.
Dictionary definition
UNTOWARD, adjective. 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".
UNTOWARD, adjective. Contrary to your interests or welfare; "adverse circumstances"; "made a place for themselves under the most untoward conditions".
Wise words
Words are but symbols for the relations of things to one
another and to us; nowhere do they touch upon absolute
truth.