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ill-sorted, a.
(ˈɪlˈsɔːtɪd: see ill- III)
[f. ill adv. + sorted, pa. pple. of sort v.]
1. Badly assorted or arranged; ill-matched.
1691Norris Pract. Disc. 217 Without this, the Harmony of the Universe would be very defective, and its parts disproportionate and ill-sorted. 1725Watts Logic iv. ii. §3 Ideas ill-joined, ill-sorted, or ill-disposed. 1755Smollett Quix. (1803) II. 131 His ill-sorted armour. 1819Byron Juan i. li, He and his wife were an ill-sorted pair.
2. Badly suited; put ‘out of sorts’; displeased, ‘upset’. Sc.
1815Scott Guy M. xlv, Ye'll be ill-sorted to hear that he's like to be in the prison at Portanferry. |