‖n. [ F. ] 1. Left handed; hence, awkward; clumsy. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Geom.) Winding; twisted; warped; -- applied to curves and surfaces. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. Lacking grace and perceptivity in social situations; crude; tactless; socially inept. Syn. -- graceless; unsophisticated. [ PJC ]
4. (Chem.) Not planar; -- of molecules or molecular conformations. [ PJC ]
n. an impolite manner that is vulgar and lacking tact or refinement. Syn. -- crudeness, crudity. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
‖n. [ F. ] An awkward action; clumsiness; boorishness. [ 1913 Webster ]