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Definition of Out of place
1. Adverb. In a setting where one is or feels inappropriate or incongruous. "He felt out of place in the lingerie shop"
2. Adjective. Of an inappropriate or misapplied nature.
Definition of Out of place
1. Adjective. (idiomatic) Not in the proper situation or arrangement, or inappropriate for the circumstances. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Out Of Place
Literary usage of Out of place
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare (1912)
"Do not have a dance: it is out of place — absurd in fact: so early in the morning!
UNIV. ... out of place ..."
2. The Popular Science Monthly by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1886)
"to call attention to its destructive influence, its brief technical description
will not be out of place : " Pileus fleshy, firm, convex, or expanded, ..."
3. Elements of Criticism by Henry Home Kames (1772)
"... of the ifland is quite out of place: it puzzles the reader, by making him
doubt whether the word ought to be taken in its proper or figurative ..."
4. Annual Report by Illinois Farmers' Institute (1908)
"COFFEY—Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Hall has referred to me this
afternoon as the sheepman and I feel more or less out of place in presenting the ..."
5. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1823)
"Should Lord Byron discharge the valet in question, and the man become helpless
and hungry out of place, let him send down a subscription paper to Mr Jeffrey ..."
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