Awk
(a.)
Odd; out of order; perverse.
Awk
(a.)
Wrong, or not commonly used; clumsy; sinister; as, the awk end
of a rod (the but end).
Awk
(a.)
Clumsy in performance or manners; unhandy; not dexterous;
awkward.
Awk
(adv.)
Perversely; in the wrong way.