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untoward

un.to.ward \.*n-'to-(-*)rd, '*n-, -'to.(-*)rd\ aj 1a: difficult to guide, 
   manage, or work with : UNRULY, INTRACTA BLE archaic  1b: AWKWARD, 
   UNGRACEFUL  2a: marked by trouble or unhappiness : UNLUCKY  2b: not 
   favoring : ADVERSE, UNPROPITIOUS  - un.to.ward.ly av