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untoward
adjective as in troublesome
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adjective as in improper; not suitable
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“I hope nothing untoward happens to him this time,” she thought.
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A police patrol investigated but found nothing untoward.
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“I just know,” she insists, “something untoward has happened.”
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His mum had checked his PC on several occasions and seen nothing untoward.
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There isn’t necessarily anything untoward about these arrangements.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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