untoward
/ˌʌn.təˈwɔɹd/ adjective C2- Unfavourable, adverse, or disadvantageous.
- Unruly, troublesome; not easily guided.
- Unseemly, improper.
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They had a very good time and nothing untoward happened until after tea, when they found themselves in the Barry garden, a little tired of all their games and ripe for any enticing form of mischief which might present itself.
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