Meaning & use
untoward
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Unexpected and inappropriate, unfortunate, or inconvenient.
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Nothing untoward happened during the inspection, so the building passed easily.
He apologized for any untoward remarks he might have made during the heated debate.
A note on using this word
Often used in formal or legal contexts to describe behavior or events that are troubling but not necessarily illegal.
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