awkward
Syllabification: (awk·ward)
Pronunciation: /ˈôkwərd/
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Definition of awkward
adjective
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense 'the wrong way around, upside down'): from dialect awk 'backward, perverse, clumsy' (from Old Norse afugr 'turned the wrong way') + -ward