| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
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| untoward (adj.) |
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| is pronounced uhn-TO-uhrd, uhn-TORD, or uhn-tuh-WORD and means difficult, unfortunate, troubled, or unlucky: These were untoward circumstances, and they exacted their price. | 1 |
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| | | The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. Copyright © 1993 Columbia University Press. |
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