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< untouchable

untrammeled >

un·to·ward

(

n-tôrd

, -t

) KEY

ADJECTIVE:

Not favorable; unpropitious.
Troublesome; adverse: an untoward incident.
Hard to guide or control; unruly.
Improper; unseemly.
Archaic Awkward.

OTHER FORMS:
un·to·wardly (Adverb), un·to·wardness (Noun)

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