# untoward

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˌʌn.tʊˈwɔːd/ · frequency rank #41,929

## Definitions
1. Unfavourable, adverse, or disadvantageous.
2. Unruly, troublesome; not easily guided.
3. Unseemly, improper.

## Etymology
From un- + toward (“to + -ward”).

## Common misspellings (12)
`nutoward`, `unntoward`, `unotward`, `untoawrd`, `untowadr`, `untowardd`, `untowarrd`, `untowrad`, `untowward`, `unttoward`, `untwoard`, `utnoward`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/untoward