SAT vocabulary
Untoward
Unexpected and inappropriate or inconvenient.
Example
"The party was going smoothly until an untoward incident involving a spilled drink and a heated argument occurred."
Etymology
From Old English 'un-' (not) + 'toweard' (approaching, imminent).
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