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gauche
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- pronunciation:
- gosh
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
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adjective |
| definition: |
deficient in manners or other conventions of social behavior; boorish; crude.
What is considered polite in one society may be gauche in another.- antonyms:
- couth, elegant, polished, refined, smooth
- similar words:
- tacky, tactless, tasteless, uncouth
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| related words: |
awkward, clumsy, ribald, rude, uncivilized, unsophisticated, vulgar |
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| derivations: |
gauchely (adv.), gaucheness (n.) |
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