untoward

adjective

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1
as in rebellious
given to resisting authority or another's control tried to reason with the untoward child

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2
as in uncontrollable
given to resisting control or discipline by others a program for untoward teenagers that is designed to give them the kind of discipline that their parents were unable or unwilling to administer

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3
as in adverse
opposed to one's interests achieved great success as an artist despite growing up in a very untoward milieu

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as in inappropriate
not appropriate for a particular occasion or situation unfortunately, one of the symptoms of dementia can be a tendency to make untoward and often shocking remarks

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“Untoward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untoward. Accessed 27 Mar. 2023.

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