Found 2 items, similar to Untoward.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: untoward 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]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Untoward Untoward \Un*to"ward\, prep. [Unto + -ward.] Toward. [Obs.] --Gower. [1913 Webster] 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]