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# untoward

adjective (old use)

«untoward» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Unexpected and unlucky; not wanted and causing trouble. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untoward/#m1)

### In the lessons

in older tales, an event that spoils plans or brings bad luck

### Examples

- Nothing untoward happened on the journey. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untoward/#x1)
- An untoward storm delayed the ship. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untoward/#x2)
- The hero grieved at the untoward event. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untoward/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «untoward» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untoward/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«untoward» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/untoward.html) on Mova free.