untowardly

Adverb

 * 1) In an untoward way.

Adjective

 * 1) Untoward.
 * 2) * 1561,,  (1528), translated by , London: David Nutt, 1900, Book One, pp. 41-42,
 * To disgrace therefore many untowardly asseheades, that through malepertnes thinke to purchase them the name of a good Courtyer, I would have suche a pastime for this night, that one of the company myght bee picked out who should take in hand to shape in woordes a good Courtyer, specifying all suche condicions and particuler qualities, as of necessitie must be in hym that deserveth this name.
 * 1) * 1791,, Letter to his niece, Harriot Washington, Philadelphia, 20 October, 1791,
 * Your cousins, with whom you live, are well qualified to give you advice; and I am sure they will, if you are disposed to receive it. But, if you are disobliging, self-willed, and untowardly, it is hardly to be expected that they will engage themselves in unpleasant disputes with you
 * Your cousins, with whom you live, are well qualified to give you advice; and I am sure they will, if you are disposed to receive it. But, if you are disobliging, self-willed, and untowardly, it is hardly to be expected that they will engage themselves in unpleasant disputes with you

Derived terms

 * untowardliness