AWK

Awk (a̤k), a. [[OE. auk, awk (properly) turned away; (hence) contrary, wrong, from Icel. öfigr, öfugr, afigr, turning the wrong way, fr. af off, away; cf. OHG. abuh, Skr. apāc turned away, fr. apa off, away + a root ak, aŭk, to bend, from which come also E. angle, anchor.]] 1. 1. Odd; out of order; perverse.
2. 2. Wrong, or not commonly used; clumsy; sinister; as, the awk end of a rod (the but end). Golding.
3. 3. Clumsy in performance or manners; unhandy; not dexterous; awkward.