From en.wiktionary.org:
** English
*** Etymology
Comes from printing terminology where "sort" means a metal type for printing a
particular letter.
*** Pronunciation
- [en]
*** Adjective
[head= out of sort s]
1. [en] Irritable or somewhat unwell , with vague medical symptom s.
2. * [chapter=Dutiful Friendship]
3. * [chapter=13]
4. * {{ quote-journal
|en |date=December 29, 2010 |author=Chris Whyatt |title=Chelsea 1 - 0 Bolton
|work=BBC |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/9309542.stm
|page= |passage=Carlo Ancelotti's OUT-OF-SORTS team struggled to hit the
target in the first half as Bolton threatened with Matthew Taylor lashing just
wide.}}
1. [en] With some letters or sorts of type deficient or exhausted in the case or font.
**** Synonyms
- _See_ Thesaurus:out of order
**** Related terms
- [en]
**** Translations
[irritable or somewhat unwell]
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