gauche

adj.
Lacking social polish; tactless.

[French, awkward, lefthanded, from Old French, from gauchir, to turn aside, walk clumsily, of Germanic origin.]

gauchely gauche'ly adv.
gaucheness gauche'ness n.

(GOsh)

adjective
Lacking grace; tactless; awkward.

Etymology
From French gauche (literally left-handed, awkward), from Old French, from gauchir (to turn)

Usage
"And, no, it wasn't another gauche instance of a designer cherry-topping a banal performance with a celebrity ..." — Cathy Horyn; High Concept, Multiple Meanings; The New York Times; Mar 10, 2003.

"The little gesture of respect to Robson's team was not just a matter of etiquette. Newcastle may have been gauche before the interval but there is gusto about them that is hard to balk over an entire afternoon on their own pitch." — Kevin McCarra; Football: Premiership: Arsenal Keep the Chasing Pack at Bay; The Guardian (London, UK); Feb 10, 2003.

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adjective

1. Lacking sensitivity and skill in dealing with others: brash, clumsy, impolitic, indelicate, maladroit, tactless, undiplomatic, unpolitic, untactful. See ability/inability, courtesy/discourtesy.
2. Clumsily lacking in the ability to do or perform: awkward, bumbling, clumsy, heavy-handed, inept, maladroit, unskillful. See ability/inability.

adj

Definition: tactless, unsophisticated
Antonyms: elegant, graceful, mannerly, polished, refined, sophisticated, tactful, tasteful

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IN BRIEF: Lacking social grace.

It was considered quite gauche to talk during the symphony concert.

Tutor's tip: Everybody said "Gosh!" (an exclamation) when we saw the artist's unique use of "gouache" (painting style with opaque watercolors). A "gauche" is an awkward remark, a "gaucho" is an Argentinean cowboy.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - kejtet, forlegen, klodset

Nederlands (Dutch)
onhandig, tactloos

Français (French)
adj. - gauche, maladroit

Deutsch (German)
adj. - linkisch, taktlos

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αδέξιος, χωρίς τακτ

Italiano (Italian)
goffo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - desajeitado, sem tato, tímido

Русский (Russian)
неуклюжий

Español (Spanish)
adj. - torpe, desmañado, sin tacto, grosero

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - klumpig, taktlös

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
不善交际的, 笨拙的, 不圆滑的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不善交際的, 笨拙的, 不圓滑的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 익숙하지 않은

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 気のきかない, 不器用な, 左手の, 気の利かない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) اخرق, غير لبق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מסורבל, לא-יוצלח, בטלן, חסר טקט‬

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