gauche
[ gohsh ]
/ goʊʃ /
adjective
lacking social grace, sensitivity, or acuteness; awkward; crude; tactless: Their exquisite manners always make me feel gauche.
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Origin of gauche
1745–55; <French: awkward, left; Middle French, derivative of gauchir to turn, veer <Germanic
OTHER WORDS FROM gauche
gauchely, adverbgaucheness, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH gauche
gauche , gouacheWords nearby gauche
GATT, gat-toothed, Gatun, Gatun Lake, gatvol, gauche, gaucherie, Gaucher's cell, Gaucher's disease, gaucho, gaud
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British Dictionary definitions for gauche
gauche
/ (ɡəʊʃ) /
adjective
lacking ease of manner; tactless
Derived forms of gauche
gauchely, adverbgaucheness, nounWord Origin for gauche
C18: French: awkward, left, from Old French gauchir to swerve, ultimately of Germanic origin; related to Old High German wankōn to stagger
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