Un-tō'ward, a.

(-tō'ard), a. 1. Froward; perverse; refractory. “This untoward generation.” Acts ii. 40.

2. Awkward; ungraceful. “Untoward words.” Creech. “Untoward manner.” Swift.
3. Inconvenient; troublesome; unmanageable; as, an untoward vow.