Word: awkward
Part of speech: Adverb
Syllables: awk
ward
Definition: In a backwards direction.
Morphemes:
Affix: awk
Language: en
Meaning: odd, clumsy
Affix: -ward
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming adverbs denoting course or direction to, or motion or tendency toward, as in "backward; toward; forward", etc.