Comparative form of 'gauche'; more awkward, tactless, or lacking in social grace and refinement than something else.
French 'gauche' (clumsy/left) plus English comparative suffix '-er,' showing how English adopted and adapted the French word into its own comparative system.
Comparative adjectives with '-er' work automatically in English—we say 'bigger,' 'smaller,' 'gaucher'—but French uses 'plus' instead, showing fundamental differences in how languages approach comparison.
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