- 1. a. Odd; out of order; perverse. Source: opted
- 2. a. Wrong, or not commonly used; clumsy; sinister; as, the awk end of a rod (the but end). Source: opted
- 3. a. Clumsy in performance or manners; unhandy; not dexterous; awkward. Source: opted
- 4. adv. Perversely; in the wrong way. Source: opted
- 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. Source: webster
- 6. Perversely; in the wrong way. L'Estrange. Source: adambom
- 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. Source: ecdict
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