ADJECTIVE | all | untoward, indecent, indecorous, unbecoming, uncomely, unseemly | not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society |
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all | untoward, adverse, inauspicious | contrary to your interests / interests or welfare |
Sounds | ahntahwao'rd; ahntuwao'rd | |
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Rhymes | aboard ... Woodward: 73 rhymes with aord... |
Meaning | not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society. | |
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Example | "moved to curb their untoward ribaldry" | |
Synonyms | indecent, indecorous, unbecoming, uncomely, unseemly | |
Broader | improper | not suitable or right or appropriate |
Spanish | indecente, indecoroso | |
Catalan | indecent, indecorós |
Meaning | contrary to your interests / interests or welfare. | |
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Example | "made a place for themselves under the most untoward conditions" | |
Synonyms | adverse, inauspicious | |
Broader | unfavorable, unfavourable | not encouraging or approving or pleasing |
Spanish | adverso, opuesto, perjudicial | |
Catalan | advers |
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