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