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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Untoward \Un*to"ward\, a. [Pref. un- not + toward.] [1913 Webster] 1. Froward; perverse. "Save yourselves from this untoward generation." --Acts ii. 40. [1913 Webster] 2. Awkward; ungraceful. "Untoward words." --Creech. "Untoward manner." --Swift. [1913 Webster] 3. Inconvenient; troublesome; vexatious; unlucky; unfortunate; as, an untoward wind or accident. [1913 Webster] -- Un*to"ward*ly, adv. -- Un*to"ward*ness, n. [1913 Webster]