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untoward::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Synonyms | indecent, indecorous, unbecoming, uncomely, unseemly |
moved to curb their untoward ribaldry.
untoward::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | adverse, inauspicious |
made a place for themselves under the most untoward conditions.
Examples of untoward
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Jacob has few worries about finding something untoward for this Catholic ritual.
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Should anything untoward occur, the surveillance could prove helpful, Fout said.
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But intensity of effort was not related to the likelihood of an untoward effect.
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And when something untoward happens, make sure you move quickly to deal with it.
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And for god's sake the Berreford-Ellis reference does not say anything untoward.
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Despite the name, I was assured that nothing untoward was planned that evening.
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There have been no major reports of anything untoward since the repeal of DADT.
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It is not believed anything untoward was found on the company computers, however.
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I don't remember any untoward incidents or people getting into serious trouble.
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- Indecent: 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"
- Adverse: contrary to your interests or welfare; "adverse circumstances"; "made a place for themselves under the most untoward conditions"
- Unfavourable, adverse, or disadvantageous; Unruly, troublesome; Unseemly, improper
- Untoward. (in this case) awkward, perverse.
- The puppy was put on the porch for its untoward behavior on the new carpet.
- Unseemly, inappropriate.
- (adj) - inconvenient
