adjective

1. not having grace or skill; clumsy, as in form or movement; bungling an awkward dancer, an awkward style
2. inconvenient to use; hard to handle; unwieldy an awkward tool
3. inconvenient; uncomfortable; cramped an awkward position
4. showing or resulting from lack of social poise; embarrassed or embarrassing an awkward remark
5. not easy to deal with; delicate an awkward situation
6. Obsolete perverse or untoward

Etymology: ME aukward < ON ǫfugr, turned backward + OE -weard, -ward