untoward, adj.
freq. cnt. 1
freq. cnt. 1
not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
indecent indecorous unbecoming uncomely unseemly untoward
sample sentences
"was buried with indecent haste""indecorous behavior"
"language unbecoming to a lady"
"unseemly to use profanity"
"moved to curb their untoward ribaldry"
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contrary to your interests or welfare
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4
adverse inauspicious untoward
sample sentences
"adverse circumstances""made a place for themselves under the most untoward conditions"
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