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gauche


Main Entry: gauche
Pronunciation: \ˈgōsh\
Function: adjective
Inflected Form(s): sometimes gauch·er; sometimes gauch·est
Etymology: French, literally, left
Date: 1751

1 a : lacking social experience or grace; also : not tactful : crude <it would be gauche to mention the subject> b : crudely made or done <a gauche turn of phrase>
2 : not planar <gauche conformation of molecules>

synonyms see awkward

gauche·ly adverb

gauche·ness noun


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