untoward

«untoward» in Mova's school dictionary: Unexpected and unlucky; not wanted and causing trouble — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (old use)

meaning for a pupil

Unexpected and unlucky; not wanted and causing trouble. tree →

sense in the lessons

in older tales, an event that spoils plans or brings bad luck

examples

• Nothing untoward happened on the journey. tree →
• An untoward storm delayed the ship. tree →
• The hero grieved at the untoward event. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «untoward» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.