gauche
[ gohsh ]
adjective
lacking social grace, sensitivity, or acuteness; awkward; crude; tactless: Their exquisite manners always make me feel gauche.
Origin of gauche
11745–55; <French: awkward, left; Middle French, derivative of gauchir to turn, veer <Germanic
Other words for gauche
Other words from gauche
- gauchely, adverb
- gaucheness, noun
Words that may be confused with gauche
- gauche , gouache
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British Dictionary definitions for gauche
gauche
/ (ɡəʊʃ) /
adjective
lacking ease of manner; tactless
Origin of gauche
1C18: French: awkward, left, from Old French gauchir to swerve, ultimately of Germanic origin; related to Old High German wankōn to stagger
Derived forms of gauche
- gauchely, adverb
- gaucheness, noun
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