Untoward has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Adjective
Adjective
1
not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society
"was buried with indecent haste"
"indecorous behavior"
"language unbecoming to a lady"
"unseemly to use profanity"
"moved to curb their untoward ribaldry"
2
contrary to your interests or welfare
"adverse circumstances"
"made a place for themselves under the most untoward conditions"
3
Unfavourable, adverse, or disadvantageous.
Example Sentences
"was buried with indecent haste"
adjective
"indecorous behavior"
adjective
"language unbecoming to a lady"
adjective
"unseemly to use profanity"
adjective
"moved to curb their untoward ribaldry"
adjective
"adverse circumstances"
adjective
"made a place for themselves under the most untoward conditions"
adjective