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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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