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Odd; out of order; perverse.

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  1. a. Odd; out of order; perverse.
  2. a. Wrong, or not commonly used; clumsy; sinister; as, the awk end of a rod (the but end).
  3. a. Clumsy in performance or manners; unhandy; not dexterous; awkward.
  4. adv. Perversely; in the wrong way.
  5. 1. Odd; out of order; perverse. [Obs.] 2. Wrong, or not commonly used; clumsy; sinister; as, the awk end of a rod (the but end). [Obs.] Golding. 3. Clumsy in performance or manners; unhandy; not dexterous; awkward. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Perversely; in the wrong way. L'Estrange.
  6. Perversely; in the wrong way. L'Estrange.
  7. a. Odd; out of order; perverse. a. Wrong, or not commonly used; clumsy; sinister; as, the awk end of a rod (the but end). a. Clumsy in performance or manners; unhandy; not dexterous; awkward. adv. Perversely; in the wrong way.