untoward

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I surely hope that Mr. Hampton hasn't previously written anything untoward, as I am now

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  1. adjective Not favorable; unpropitious.
  2. adjective Troublesome; adverse: an untoward incident.
  3. adjective Hard to guide or control; unruly.

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  • There was no suggestion the club members had done anything untoward, the source said, saying that due to the Rebels 'involvement in much of the heavy unskilled labour in Canberra - plumbing, stainless steel work, towing - they were likely to have been on a legitimate job. —  Central Western Daily
  • Let me also note another point on which Tushnet and I are in total agreement: There is no implication that OLC did anything untoward or improper in this case. —  Libertarian Blog Place
  • "Professor Chi never ignores anything untoward, no matter how trivial it might seem at first," research student Hoang Thu Huong says.
  • Why do I have the feeling something untoward is happening here? —  Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]
  • Dodgson took his vows of celibacy very seriously, Wilson emphasizes; his opinion is that Dodgson would never have engaged in inappropriate behavior or done anything "untoward" in his friendships with children, whom he regarded as "the embodiment of purity." —  American Scientist Online
 

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Etymologies (2)

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  1. from un- + toward.
  2. Middle English, from unto + -ward.
 

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/ənˈtoʊərd/
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