Untoward
Pronunciation : Un*to"ward
Part of Speech : prep.
Etymology : [Unto + -ward.]
Definition : Defn: Toward. [Obs.] Gower.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Un*to"ward
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Pref. un- not + toward.]
Definition : 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913