How to pronounce “awk”

Meaning

• [Adjective]
• (obsolete) Odd; out of order; perverse.
• (obsolete) Wrong, or not commonly used; clumsy; sinister.
• (obsolete, UK, dialect) Clumsy in performance or manners; not dexterous; awkward.
• (US, slang, of a situation) Awkward; uncomfortable.
• [Adverb]
• (obsolete) Perversely; in the wrong way.

Practice Nearby Words

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Similar Sounds

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