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Clumsy, awkward or graceless in nature

Socially awkward in nature

Said or done without thought or tact

Insecure with oneself

Callous, lacking in refinement

Not polite or friendly

Lacking refined worldly knowledge or tastes

Not suitable or appropriate in the circumstances

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Adjective

Clumsy, awkward or graceless in nature

all fingers and thumbs

nonprofessional

like a bull in a china shop

unsophisticated

with two left feet

not up to scratch

socially awkward

socially unsure

having two left feet

having two left hands

out of your depth

not good enough

lacking ability

not up to snuff

leaving much to be desired

not cut out for

without finesse

rough-and-tumble

lacking finesse

not equipped to

couldn't organize a piss-up in a brewery

unequal to the task

no great shakes

not know one's arse from one's elbow

lacking experience

dissatisfactory

unable to do something for toffee

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“There's something endearingly gauche and ham-fisted about the way in which this tune almost succeeds as a Stock Aitken Waterman soundalike, but ultimately just falls short.”

Adjective

Socially awkward in nature

“I anticipated someone overtly bookish, withdrawn or slightly gauche, and whose idea of fun was deciphering crossword puzzles.”

Adjective

Said or done without thought or tact

unsophisticated

straightforward

like a bull in a china shop

disadvantageous

playing with fire

leaving self wide open

off the deep end

not recommended

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“What passed in his mind for plain speaking was seen by others as gauche handling of his personal relations.”

Adjective

Insecure with oneself

out of countenance

unsure of yourself

like a fish out of water

on pins and needles

discombobulated

lacking self-confidence

not self-assured

lacking confidence

approval-seeking

lacking assurance

lacking in confidence

attention-seeking

validation-seeking

permission-seeking

lacking social skills

easily embarrassed

undemonstrative

discountenanced

blush to think of

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Adjective

Callous, lacking in refinement

unsophisticated

undiscriminating

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Adjective

Not polite or friendly

ill-humoured^UK

uncomplimentary

unsophisticated

self-centered^US

self-centred^UK

uncommunicative

lacking civility

beyond the pale

having short fuse

hot under collar

not on speaking terms

having got out of bed on the wrong side

hot under the collar

as cross as two sticks

like a bear with a sore head

on a short fuse

having got out of bed the wrong side

easily offended

high-and-mighty

confrontational

down in the mouth

bent out of shape

foaming at the mouth

in high dudgeon

not best pleased

down in the dumps

unaccommodating

perversely irritable

having a fit of the sulks

with a long face

passive-aggressive

evil-intentioned

huffy irascible

bundle of nerves

gnashing one's teeth

not afraid to call a spade a spade

dishonorable^US

at daggers drawn

unsportsmanlike

dishonourable^UK

looking as if one had lost a pound and found a penny

in the doldrums

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Adjective

Lacking refined worldly knowledge or tastes

unsophisticated

wet behind the ears

as green as grass

easily taken in

easily deceived

lacking experience

unfamiliar with

like a babe in the woods

unknowledgeable

uncomprehending

not dry behind ears

slow on the uptake

thick as two short planks

not the full shilling

as thick as two short planks

a brick short of a load

two sandwiches short of a picnic

dead from the neck up

nonprofessional

honest-to-goodness

readily swallowing whole

readily taken in

readily falling for

straightforward

easily influenced

easily exploited

easily controlled

poorly educated

unselfconscious

rough and ready

rough-and-tumble

rough-and-ready

kidding oneself

swallowing whole

taking the bait

falling hook line and sinker

not up to scratch

in the dark about

out of the loop

unenlightened about

unconversant with

uninformed about

inexperienced in

easily taken advantage of

readily taken advantage of

bread-and-butter

unable to read and write

unaccustomed to

without knowledge of

taking no notice

lay it on the line

not afraid to call a spade a spade

straight from the shoulder

not in the loop

able to be influenced

unacquainted with

not knowing the first thing about

uninitiated about

not having the faintest about

without knowledge

inexperienced of

out of the loop of

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Adjective

Not suitable or appropriate in the circumstances

lacking in propriety

disproportionate

beyond the pale

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

unfavourable^UK

beneath one's dignity

disadvantageous

out of character

uncomplimentary

near the knuckle

inappropriate to

not good enough

unworthy of one

infra indignitatem

out of its element

not designed for

not up to scratch

not good enough for

out of place with

out of character with

sticking out a mile

standing out a mile

like a fish out of water

low-down and dirty

against the rules

contrary to the rules

lacking dignity

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