3. Clumsy in performance or manners; unhandy; not dexterous; awkward. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
AWK
Awk, adv.
Defn: Perversely; in the wrong way. L'Estrange.
AWKLY
Awk"ly, adv.
1. In an unlucky (left-handed) or perverse manner. [Obs.] Holland.
2. Awkwardly. [Obs.] Fuller.
AWKWARD
Awk"ward, a. Etym: [Awk + -ward.]
1. Wanting dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments; not dexterous; without skill; clumsy; wanting ease, grace, or effectiveness in movement; ungraceful; as, he was awkward at a trick; an awkward boy. And dropped an awkward courtesy. Dryden.
2. Not easily managed or effected; embarrassing. A long and awkward process. Macaulay. An awkward affair is one that has gone wrong, and is difficult to adjust. C. J. Smith.
3. Perverse; adverse; untoward. [Obs.] "Awkward casualties." "Awkward wind." Shak. O blind guides, which being of an awkward religion, do strain out a gnat, and swallow up a cancel. Udall.