untoward

adj 1: not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or

proper in polite society; "was buried with indecent

haste"; "indecorous behavior"; "language unbecoming to

a lady"; "unseemly to use profanity"; "moved to curb

their untoward ribaldry" [syn: {indecent}, {indecorous},

{unbecoming}, {uncomely}, {unseemly}]

2: contrary to your interests or welfare; "adverse

circumstances"; "made a place for themselves under the

most untoward conditions" [syn: {adverse}, {harmful}, {inauspicious}]