prep. [ Unto + -ward. ] Toward. [ Obs. ] Gower. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Pref. un- not + toward. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
1. Froward; perverse. “Save yourselves from this untoward generation.” Acts ii. 40. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Awkward; ungraceful. “Untoward words.” Creech. “Untoward manner.” Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. Inconvenient; troublesome; vexatious; unlucky; unfortunate; as, an untoward wind or accident. [ 1913 Webster ]
-- Un*to"ward*ly, adv. -- Un*to"ward*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Perverse; froward; untoward. “Untowardly tricks and vices.” Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]