ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Untowardness

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Untowardness is a noun meaning (uncountable) The state or condition of being untoward.

Meaning

(uncountable) The state or condition of being untoward.

More Meanings

  1. (countable) Something untoward.

Example Sentences

[M]ans reaſon is ſo farre off from being the meaſurer of faith, vvhich very far exceedeth nature, that it is not ſo much as the meaſurer of nature, & of the leaſt creatures vvhich lie farre vnderneath man; becauſe of the ignorance and vntovvardnes vvhich is in vs and raigneth in vs.

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Related dictionary entries include untowardliness, unpleasantness, unkindness, uncourteousness, unfriendliness, unnervingness.

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