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out of temper

out of temper prepositional phrase: not in good temper; irritated; angry.

Prepositional phrase

  1. Not in good temper; irritated; angry.
    • She consented to be the son's wife, cautioning her husband to use her well. Some time after their marriage, however, being out of temper, he struck her, when she screamed, and rushed away into the water.1918, James George Frazer, Folk-Lore In The Old Testament, volume 1, page 34

Questions about out of temper

What does out of temper mean?
Out of temper means not in good temper; irritated; angry.
What part of speech is out of temper?
Out of temper is a prepositional phrase.

Words near out of temper in the dictionary

  1. out of step
  2. out of stock
  3. out of suits
  4. out of suits with
  5. out of sync
  6. out of temper
  7. out of the ark
  8. out of the blue
  9. out of the box
  10. out of the chute
  11. out of the common

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