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untoward

British pronunciation/ʌntʊwˈɔːd/
American pronunciation/əntəˈwɔɹd/, /əntuˈɔɹd/
untoward
[ADJECTIVE]
1

not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society

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2

not expected, normally inconvenient or unpleasant

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Examples
1He opened the door and quickly gave the apartment a once over, confirming that nothing was untoward.
2Nothing untoward happening to us.
3Those guys have never done anything untoward.
4There wasn’t anything untoward in this two friendsrelationship.
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