What does "awk" mean?
Awk: Wrong, or not commonly used; clumsy; sinister; as, the awk end of a rod (the but end). [Obs.] Golding.
Additional senses
- 2.Clumsy in performance or manners; unhandy; not dexterous; awkward. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
- 3.Perversely; in the wrong way. L'Estrange.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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