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out of place

prep_phrase
/ˌaʊ̯t əv ˈpleɪ̯s/CA/ˌæɔ̯t əv ˈplæɪ̯s/

Etymology

From out of (preposition) + place (“a fitting position”, noun).

  1. derived from *pleth₂-✻ — “to spread”
  2. derived from πλατεῖα
  3. derived from platēa — “plaza, wide street”
  4. derived from place — “place, an open space”
  5. inherited from plæċe — “place, an open space, street”
  6. inherited from place

Definitions

  1. Not in the proper arrangement or situation.

    • No wonder I couldn’t find it—it was out of place.
    • She came in out of the storm with not a hair out of place.
    • Amongst all those horsey people I felt quite out of place.

  2. Inappropriate for the circumstances.

    • Near-synonym: atopic
    • That remark was out of place.
    • [H]e ſo ſtudied with wordes & ſaynges brought furth ſo out of time & place to make ſporte and moue laughter, yͭ he himſelf was oftener laughed at thẽ his ieſtes were.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for out of place. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA