adjective
- unexpected and inappropriate or inconvenient
- not easily controlled; stubborn or willful
Usage: formal
Usage: less common
Examples
- The meeting proceeded smoothly without any untoward incidents.
- Nothing untoward happened during the school trip.
- The company tried to avoid any untoward publicity.
- His untoward behavior at the dinner party embarrassed his family.
- The investigation revealed nothing untoward about the financial records.
- She was concerned about untoward effects from the medication.
- The untoward child refused to follow the teacher’s instructions.