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