gauche

Speech parts

1. gauche - Noun

2. gauche - Adjective

3. gauche - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Left handed; hence, awkward; clumsy.

Winding; twisted; warped; -- applied to curves and surfaces.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

unpolished graceless unsophisticated tactless gawky ungainly lefty wooden rough crude coarse awkward cumbersome incompetent left-handed
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Antonyms

grand immaculate great comely pure perfect
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Related terms

main-gauche gauche caviar gauche effect

Phrases with the word

gauche person la rive gauche gauche effect

Anagrams

guache

Examples

A good man often appears gauche simply because he does not take advantage of the myriad mean little chances of making himself look stylish. Preferring truth to form, he is not constantly at work upon the facade of his appearance. Alanis Morissette

I'm rather pleased with the new manuals. I see Inform now as a gauche young adult, having got past the stage of growing out of his shoes every few months. Graham Nelson

I'm a serious-minded and intense little devil – terribly gauche and so tense that I don't see how people can stay in the same room as me. I know I couldn't tolerate myself. James Dean

How is this dark, plump and gauche actress ever going to make it? Rekha

too gauche to leave the room when the conversation became intimate Source: Internet

their excellent manners always made me feel gauche Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

gau Gau Tau Gauchard gauche caviar gauche effect gauche person