(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):

(adv.) Perversely; in the wrong way.

(4):

(a.) Clumsy in performance or manners; unhandy; not dexterous; awkward.