# out of sorts

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Irritable or somewhat unwell, with vague medical symptoms.
2. With some letters or sorts of type deficient or exhausted in the case or font.

## Etymology
Comes from printing terminology where "sort" means a metal type for printing a particular letter.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/out-of-sorts