gauche

/GOHSH/adjective

lacking social grace; awkward

It felt gauche to discuss fees at the memorial.
Synonyms
awkward, tactless, graceless
Antonyms
graceful, tactful
Memory hook
gauche: French for left — the clumsy hand.

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