out of placeadv.adj.

Brit.

/ˌaʊtəvˈpleɪs/, U.S.

/ˌaʊdə(v)ˈpleɪs/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: out of prep., place n.¹

Etymology: < out of prep. + place n.¹

A. adv.

Out of, or not situated in, a natural or appropriate position or environment; out of keeping.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > disharmony or incongruity > unsuitability or inappropriateness > unsuitable or inappropriate [phrase]

out of the waya1450

out of my (your, etc.) way1555

out of place1560

in (or out of) one's line1886

out of key1920

1551 R. Robinson tr. T. More Utopia (1895) 73 Wordes and saynges, brought furth so out of time and place, to make sporte and moue laughter.]

1560 T. Wilson Arte of Rhetorique f. 84^v Either we will vse soche wordes, as fewe men doe vse, or vse them out of place, when an other might serue moche better.

1567 T. Drant tr. Horace Arte of Poetrie sig. A.iij^v If..your words be out of place, Wyse men will sleepe, whiles theye are spoke and laughe at them apace.

1687 J. Dryden Hind & Panther iii. 84 But dint of argument is out of place.

1767 Monthly Rev. Dec. 468 This poor political poetry is out of time, and out of place, the poor bookseller must be out of pocket, and the poor Author seems to be out of his wits.

1853 F. D. Maurice Theol. Ess. 77 The ordinary methods of controversy are entirely out of place.

1864 E. B. Pusey Daniel (1876) 346 The two verses..are evidently..out of place.

1892 Law Times 92 158/1 It may not be out of place to examine it here.

1915 V. Woolf Voy. Out vii. A garden smoothly laid with turf..would have been out of place upon the side of this bare hill.

1985 C. Phillips Final Passage 68 His hair..seemed a little matted and out of place.

1989 M. Lane Literary Daughters v. 136 Mary Ann..felt out of place amid the smart clothes and superficial talk of her neighbours.

B. adj.

That is out of (esp. a natural or appropriate) position; misplaced; (figurative) inappropriate, unsuitable, unseasonable.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > place > placing or fact of being placed in (a) position > [adjective] > placed in wrong position

misplaced1563

out of place1748

malposed1900

malpositioned1946

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > disharmony or incongruity > unsuitability or inappropriateness > [adjective]

unkinOE

un-i-feieOE

unbecomelyc1200

amissc1325

wrongousa1350

uncovenablec1374

unsitting1390

undue1398

ungainanda1400

unquemea1400

inconvenientc1400

unlikelyc1405

disconvenienta1425

impertinenta1425

discovenablec1436

unmeetc1440

wrongc1440

unjustc1443

unbehovablec1450

inconvenientc1460

uncordial1488

unmeetly1534

unapt1539

unfit1548

incommodious1553

ungreeing1560

impertinent1565

stravagant1565

unproper1566

improper1570

unhovable1570

unapt1579

unbeseeming1583

unsuitablea1586

unappliable1588

unapt1588

unlikely1590

unfittinga1592

unfitted1592

unsuiting1596

unbefitting1598

unsorted1598

unsuited1598

contrary1600

impair1609

unfitty1613

incompetible1621

incongruous1623

infita1626

uncompetiblea1628

inaccommodatea1657

inapplicable1656

inconcinnate1657

inconcinnous1662

inept1675

unaccommodatea1676

incommode1678

indecorous1681

untoward1682

unapplicable1690

insuitable1692

unsuit1704

malapropos1709

inapt1744

out of place1748

uncongenial1788

unfit-like1796

ungain-like1796

inappropriate1804

unadapted1805

dissuitable1807

dissuited1819

ineligible1828

infelicitous1835

unapropos1840

butt-ended1850

malappropriate1851

ungenial1871

misappropriate1878

unbecoming1893

unappropriate1898

unadjusted1899

offside1910

off-key1943

improbable1958

1748 S. Richardson Clarissa IV. liii. 315 All the out-of-place varlets of his numerous acquaintance, are summoned and employed in the same business.

1822 C. Lamb Diss. Roast Pig in Elia 1st Ser. I blamed my..out-of-place hypocrisy of goodness.

1949 P. White Let. 2 May (1994) iii. 76 We also have a Judas tree at last, though a poor, sickly, doubtful thing in place of the out-of-place deodar, and a golden elm at the end of the back lawn.

2001 Denver Post 21 Jan. f8/1 No out-of-place detail escaped her nit-picky eye.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	out of place
释义	out of placeadv.adj. Brit. /ˌaʊtəvˈpleɪs/, U.S. /ˌaʊdə(v)ˈpleɪs/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: out of prep., place n.¹ Etymology: < out of prep. + place n.¹ A. adv. Out of, or not situated in, a natural or appropriate position or environment; out of keeping. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > disharmony or incongruity > unsuitability or inappropriateness > unsuitable or inappropriate [phrase] out of the waya1450 out of my (your, etc.) way1555 out of place1560 in (or out of) one's line1886 out of key1920 1551 R. Robinson tr. T. More Utopia (1895) 73 Wordes and saynges, brought furth so out of time and place, to make sporte and moue laughter.] 1560 T. Wilson Arte of Rhetorique f. 84^v Either we will vse soche wordes, as fewe men doe vse, or vse them out of place, when an other might serue moche better. 1567 T. Drant tr. Horace Arte of Poetrie sig. A.iij^v If..your words be out of place, Wyse men will sleepe, whiles theye are spoke and laughe at them apace. 1687 J. Dryden Hind & Panther iii. 84 But dint of argument is out of place. 1767 Monthly Rev. Dec. 468 This poor political poetry is out of time, and out of place, the poor bookseller must be out of pocket, and the poor Author seems to be out of his wits. 1853 F. D. Maurice Theol. Ess. 77 The ordinary methods of controversy are entirely out of place. 1864 E. B. Pusey Daniel (1876) 346 The two verses..are evidently..out of place. 1892 Law Times 92 158/1 It may not be out of place to examine it here. 1915 V. Woolf Voy. Out vii. A garden smoothly laid with turf..would have been out of place upon the side of this bare hill. 1985 C. Phillips Final Passage 68 His hair..seemed a little matted and out of place. 1989 M. Lane Literary Daughters v. 136 Mary Ann..felt out of place amid the smart clothes and superficial talk of her neighbours. B. adj. That is out of (esp. a natural or appropriate) position; misplaced; (figurative) inappropriate, unsuitable, unseasonable. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > placing or fact of being placed in (a) position > [adjective] > placed in wrong position misplaced1563 out of place1748 malposed1900 malpositioned1946 the world > relative properties > order > disorder > disharmony or incongruity > unsuitability or inappropriateness > [adjective] unkinOE un-i-feieOE unbecomelyc1200 amissc1325 wrongousa1350 uncovenablec1374 unsitting1390 undue1398 ungainanda1400 unquemea1400 inconvenientc1400 unlikelyc1405 disconvenienta1425 impertinenta1425 discovenablec1436 unmeetc1440 wrongc1440 unjustc1443 unbehovablec1450 inconvenientc1460 uncordial1488 unmeetly1534 unapt1539 unfit1548 incommodious1553 ungreeing1560 impertinent1565 stravagant1565 unproper1566 improper1570 unhovable1570 unapt1579 unbeseeming1583 unsuitablea1586 unappliable1588 unapt1588 unlikely1590 unfittinga1592 unfitted1592 unsuiting1596 unbefitting1598 unsorted1598 unsuited1598 contrary1600 impair1609 unfitty1613 incompetible1621 incongruous1623 infita1626 uncompetiblea1628 inaccommodatea1657 inapplicable1656 inconcinnate1657 inconcinnous1662 inept1675 unaccommodatea1676 incommode1678 indecorous1681 untoward1682 unapplicable1690 insuitable1692 unsuit1704 malapropos1709 inapt1744 out of place1748 uncongenial1788 unfit-like1796 ungain-like1796 inappropriate1804 unadapted1805 dissuitable1807 dissuited1819 ineligible1828 infelicitous1835 unapropos1840 butt-ended1850 malappropriate1851 ungenial1871 misappropriate1878 unbecoming1893 unappropriate1898 unadjusted1899 offside1910 off-key1943 improbable1958 1748 S. Richardson Clarissa IV. liii. 315 All the out-of-place varlets of his numerous acquaintance, are summoned and employed in the same business. 1822 C. Lamb Diss. Roast Pig in Elia 1st Ser. I blamed my..out-of-place hypocrisy of goodness. 1949 P. White Let. 2 May (1994) iii. 76 We also have a Judas tree at last, though a poor, sickly, doubtful thing in place of the out-of-place deodar, and a golden elm at the end of the back lawn. 2001 Denver Post 21 Jan. f8/1 No out-of-place detail escaped her nit-picky eye. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > as lemmas out of place c. out of place: see out of place adv. and adj. extracted from placen.¹ < adv.adj.1560 as lemmas
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out of placeadv.adj.

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