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- pronunciation:
- uhn
tword
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uhn
t
word
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
unexpected and unfortunate.
The reunion might have gone well, had it not been for certain untoward events.- similar words:
- unbecoming
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| definition 2: |
socially unacceptable; not proper.
untoward remarks- similar words:
- improper
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| related words: |
crude, unfavorable, unlucky |
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| derivations: |
untowardly (adv.), untowardness (n.) |
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