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Meaning of out of order | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. Out of normal sequence.
    idiomatic
  2. Not functioning properly; not in working order.
    idiomatic
  3. Inappropriate or unsuitable.
    idiomatic
  4. Not in order: not according with e.g. the procedural rules governing formal meetings of a deliberative body.
  5. untidy

Equivalents

Examples

“You've got my index cards out of order again.”
“The lift is always out of order.”
“With the lift in the block still out of order, they climbed the flights and flights of steps. When Dad finally put the key in the front door, both were weary beyond words.”
“I suppose my remarks about his wife were out of order.”
“Architas Tarentinus returning from a war, where he had beene Captaine generall, found his house all out of order, husbandrie all spoiled, and by the ill government of his Bailife, his ground all waste and unmanured […].”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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