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Meaning
Adj
●
Awkward or
lacking
in
social graces
; bumbling.
●
In Mathematics:
Skewed, not plane.
●
In Chemistry:
Describing a
torsion angle
of 60°.
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Origin
gauche
English
gauche
French
gauchir
French
-ir
French
gauchir
Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
gaucher
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
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Etym
Synonyms
Graceless
Tactless
Unsophisticated
Unpolished
Gawky
Antonyms
Adroit
Related
DéClassé
Passe
Crass
Outre
Uncouth
Facile
Tacky
Femme
Vulgar
Pretentious
Impolite
Presumptuous
Churlish
Unclassy
Droit
Ostentatious
Undignified
Distasteful
Unseemly
Paradoxal
Moi
Ungentlemanly
Inacceptable
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Rhymes
Gauche
Brioche
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