gauche

[ gohsh ]
/ goʊʃ /

adjective

lacking social grace, sensitivity, or acuteness; awkward; crude; tactless: Their exquisite manners always make me feel gauche.

Origin of gauche

1745–55; < French: awkward, left; Middle French, derivative of gauchir to turn, veer < Germanic

OTHER WORDS FROM gauche

gauche·ly, adverb gauche·ness, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH gauche

gauche gouache

Definition for gauche (2 of 2)

à gauche
[ a gohsh ]
/ a ˈgoʊʃ /

adverb French.

on or to the left-hand side.

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British Dictionary definitions for gauche

gauche
/ (ɡəʊʃ) /

adjective

lacking ease of manner; tactless

Derived forms of gauche

gauchely, adverb gaucheness, noun

Word 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