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untoward

adjective
 
 
/ˌʌn.tʊˈwɔːd/ US  /-ˈtə.wɔːrd/

Definition

unexpected and not convenient or unpleasant: Unless anything untoward happens we should arrive just before midday.InconvenienceNot expected or planned
(Definition of untoward adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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