gauchely
In clumsy fashion
In a socially awkward or tactless manner, lacking grace or sophistication: He gauchely brought up her divorce at the dinner party.
The adverb form of gauche, it describes actions that violate social norms through clumsiness rather than malice—someone who gauchely interrupts or gauchely overdresses simply doesn't read the room well.
In a clumsy manner
- clumsilyIn an uncoordinated manner
- indelicatelyWithout refinement or sensitivity
- insensitivelyWithout care for feelings
- thoughtlesslyWithout care or reflection
bluntly · crassly · boorishly · gracelessly · ham-handedly · heavy-handedly · maladroitly · ineptly
In a mortifying manner
- uncomfortablyIn a discomfiting manner
- self-consciouslyWith uncomfortable awareness
- awkwardlyIn a clumsy manner
- stumblinglyIn an unsteady manner
nervously · haltingly · stiffly · woodenly · uneasily · cringingly · sheepishly · bashfully
Without experience or cynicism
- greenlyIn plant-colored manner
- amateurishlyIn unskilled manner
- inexpertlyWithout proficiency or finesse
- unsophisticatedlyWithout worldly experience
provincially · rustically · crudely · roughly · rawly · innocently · ingenuously · unworldly
awkwardly
In a clumsy manner
- clumsilyIn an uncoordinated manner
- indelicatelyWithout refinement or sensitivity
- insensitivelyWithout care for feelings
thoughtlessly · bluntly · crassly · boorishly · gracelessly · ham-handedly · heavy-handedly · maladroitly · ineptly · undiplomatic
embarrassingly
In a mortifying manner
- uncomfortablyIn a discomfiting manner
- self-consciouslyWith uncomfortable awareness
- awkwardlyIn a clumsy manner
stumblingly · nervously · haltingly · stiffly · woodenly · uneasily · cringingly · sheepishly · bashfully · fumblingly
naively
Without experience or cynicism
- greenlyIn plant-colored manner
- amateurishlyIn unskilled manner
- inexpertlyWithout proficiency or finesse
unsophisticatedly · provincially · rustically · crudely · roughly · rawly · innocently · ingenuously · unworldly · simplemindedly
gauchelygracefully
With elegant movement
elegantly · graciously · tactfully · charmingly · politely
gauchelyadroitly
With practiced skill
deftly · skillfully · adeptly · dexterously · nimbly