ADJ.
'good, naive, vulgar
VERB + GAUCHE
am, looked, trifle
GAUCHE + NOUN
hammergallow, lady
PREP.
in, with
ADV.
hardly
adj
Awkward or lacking in social graces; bumbling; apt to make gaffes.
Seeking by vulgar pomp and gauche display In 'good society', to make her way
She looked a trifle gauche, it struck me; more like a country girl with the hoyden taming in her than the well-bred creature she is.
Skewed, not plane.
Having a torsion angle of 60°.
adjective — lacking social polish
Seeking by vulgar pomp and gauche display In 'good society', to make her way
WiktionaryShe looked a trifle gauche, it struck me; more like a country girl with the hoyden taming in her than the well-bred creature she is.
Wiktionary"He's a trifle gauche" said Lady Hammergallow, jumping upon the Vicar's attention. "He neither bows nor smiles. He must cultivate oddities like that. Every successful executant is more or less gauche.
WiktionaryTom is so naive that his gauche manners can hardly offend anyone.
Tatoeba · #10472167I am so gauche with these wretched baubles.
Tatoeba · #11877832i Register
In some senses, gauche is marked as archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.