not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society;
"was buried with indecent haste" "indecorous behavior" "language unbecoming to a lady" "unseemly to use profanity" "moved to curb their untoward ribaldry"
contrary to your interests or welfare;
"adverse circumstances" "made a place for themselves under the most untoward conditions"
例句
用作形容词(adj.)
Indeed, anything untoward was now kept from James.的确,现在一切不顺心的事都小心瞒着詹姆士。
Subconsciously I felt something untoward was going to happen.我下意识地感到要出事。
He had noticed nothing untoward.他没有注意到有何特殊情况。
There were no reports of untoward incidents during these protest programmes.至今还没有发生恶性事件的报道。