Emily Dickinson Lexicon — UN-TO'WARD

Definition for UN-TO'WARD

UN-TOUCH'ED UN-TO'WARD-LY

UN-TO'WARD, a.

Froward; perverse; refractory; not easily guided or taught. Acts ii.
Awkward; ungraceful; as, untoward words. Creech.
Inconvenient; troublesome; unmanageable; as, an untoward vow. Hudibras.

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