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Untoward
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
1. Froward; perverse. "Save yourselves from this untoward generation." Acts ii. 40.
2. Awkward; ungraceful. "Untoward words." Creech. "Untoward manner." Swift.
3. Inconvenient; troublesome; vexatious; unlucky; unfortunate; as, an untoward wind or accident. -- Un*to"ward*ly, adv. -- Un*to"ward*ness, n.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: preposition (prep.)
Toward. [Obs.] Gower.