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