Awk /(a̤k)/

Awk

a.
  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.]
  3. Clumsy in performance or manners; unhandy; not dexterous; awkward. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

Awk

adv.
  1. Perversely; in the wrong way.