untoward
adjective
un·to·ward
ˌən-ˈtō-ərd
-ˈtȯ(-ə)rd;
ˌən-tə-ˈwȯrd
1
: difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly, intractable
2
a
: marked by trouble or unhappiness : unlucky
b
: not favorable : adverse, unpropitious
untoward side effects
3
untowardly
adverb
untowardness
noun
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