单词 | out of order |
释义 | > as lemmasout of order c. out of order: in breach of the prescribed or customary mode of proceeding of a deliberative or legislative body; (also in extended use, now esp. of a person's behaviour) unacceptable, inappropriate, uncalled for. ΚΠ 1778 Addr. to Lords of Admiralty on Admiral Keppel 38 Sir Joseph..was therefore perfectly in order when he stated his grounds for suspecting that the Board..had instigated the complaint..; and Lord Mulgrave quite out of order, when he desired Sir Joseph to produce proofs. 1819 W. S. Rose Court & Parl. Beasts ii. 21 His brutal fury gave the Dog the day: Whose satire on indecency might border; But none could say that he was out of order. He, as one unconcern'd, resum'd the oration. 1869 Proc. Royal Geogr. Soc. 13 253 The President ruled that the step now taken was out of order, and calculated to lead to a general discussion interrupting the business of the General Meeting. 1899 Dict. National Biogr. at Watson, Sir Brook He ruled this [resolution] out of order, and closed a heated discussion by having the mace taken up. 1935 Jrnl. Higher Educ. 6 8/1 A personnel audit of the faculty would not be out of order. 1975 M. Bradbury Hist. Man ix. 156 The resolution and the preceding one are both ruled out of order from the chair, on the ground that neither refers to any item on the agenda of the meeting. 1988 J. Brady Stone of Heart (1990) 190 I'm a bit out of order insisting on you going along. 2000 H. Simpson Hey Yeah Right (2001) 56 She was getting paid to babysit, not to do stuff like that. That would have been right out of order. out of order P4. out of order: not in proper sequence, orderly arrangement, or settled condition; (of a person) not in proper or normal condition of action, mind, bodily health, etc.; indisposed; (of a mechanical or electrical device) not working properly or at all. Also attributive (usually with hyphens). See also sense 12b.In sense ‘indisposed’ very common in the 18th cent. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > in a state of inactivity [phrase] > out of action out of order1530 out of commission1533 on the shelfa1577 out of action1703 out of blast1832 the world > relative properties > order > disorder > in disorder [phrase] at or on six and sevenOE out of kinda1375 out of rulea1387 out of tonea1400 out of joint1415 out of nockc1520 out of tracea1529 out of order1530 out of tune1535 out of square1555 out of kilter1582 off the hinges?1608 out of (the) hinges?1608 in, out of gear1814 out of gearing1833 off the rails1848 on the bumc1870 the mind > emotion > suffering > state of annoyance or vexation > annoyed or vexed [phrase] out of order1530 the world > health and disease > ill health > [adjective] > in state of ill health or diseased > disordered or out of sorts out of estatec1400 disordainedc1430 out of order1530 mistempered?1541 untemperate1541 so-soa1592 indisposed1598 discomposed1603 out of sorts1621 disorderly1655 queerish1684 out of one's gears1699 disordered1708 uneasy1725 seedy1729 queer1749 scaly1803 quisby1807 under the weather1827 all nohow1852 toneless1854 nohowish1867 chippy1868 fishy1868 off-colour1876 dicky1883 on-and-offish1888 cheap1891 crook1916 lousy1933 society > authority > lack of subjection > unruliness > unruly [phrase] > out of control out of ward?c1225 out of rulea1387 out of order1530 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > useless [phrase] > unserviceable out of order1530 out of commission1533 out of tune1638 on the blink1901 on the fritz1924 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 214/1 Disarey, out of order, desaroy. 1546 Bp. S. Gardiner Let. 2 Jan. (1933) 211 The worlde is soo far out of ordre as ther is smal cause to make any fest. 1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1888) I. 31 Ky, nocht tame..bot lyke wylde hartes, wandiring out of ordour. 1608 E. Topsell Hist. Serpents 250 The patient is much disquieted, vexed, & too much out of order. 1661 R. Boyle Some Consider. Style of Script. (1675) 113 To mend a watch, that's out of order. 1674 Philos. Trans. 1673 (Royal Soc.) 8 6183 Sometime two, three, or more of the joynts in a Piece are slipped and out of order or rank. 1722 London Gaz. No. 6098/1 His..Majesty being out of Order, by reason of a Cold. 1772 S. Johnson Let. 4 Nov. (1992) I. 405 Since I came to Ashbourne I have been out of order. I was well at Lichfield. 1814 F. Burney Wanderer II. iii. xxv. 131 Don't fail to stop at our house in your way back to your lodgings, Miss Ellis, to look at my harp. I believe it's out of order. 1861 C. Darwin Origin of Species (ed. 3) iv. 137 A high organisation would be..more liable to be put out of order and thus injured. 1882 Daily Tel. 28 Oct. 2/4 Waters in Sheffield district still out of order, and angling at a standstill. 1925 S. Weyman Queen's Folly (1927) xix. 189 He fell out of the line [of shooters] on the ground that his Manton was out of order. 1950 T. Walsh Nightmare in Manhattan iii. 82 A phone booth behind the news-stand—it has an out-of-order sign on it. 1990 Computer Buyer's Guide & Handbk. 8 48/2 You might wind up with correct words but with the text string completely out of order. < as lemmas |
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