out of sorts
Not quite right
Out of sorts describes feeling mildly unwell or irritable—not quite right but nothing serious: I've been out of sorts all morning.
The phrase suggests a vague, temporary state rather than genuine illness.
It can also mean grumpy or in a bad mood: He's been out of sorts since the meeting.
Irritable in temperament
- crankyIll-tempered and peevish
- testyShort-tempered, easily provoked
- peevishHabitually fretful
- snappyQuick and clever
touchy · moody · cross · grouchy · short-tempered · impatient · snappish · cantankerous
Mildly sick to stomach
- nauseousFeeling urge to vomit
- under the weatherMildly sick or unwell
- off-colorMildly indecent or inappropriate
- poorlyIn an inferior way
run-down · fatigued · feverish · dizzy · weak · sluggish · malaise · indisposed
Unbalanced or awry
- discombobulatedUtterly confused or disoriented
- disorientedLacking sense of direction
- uneasyTroubled, not calm
- thrown offDisrupted or dislodged
not right · disconcerted · rattled · flustered · off-balance · distracted · scattered · muddled
grumpy
Irritable in temperament
snappy · touchy · moody · cross · grouchy · short-tempered · impatient · snappish · cantankerous · petulant
queasy
Mildly sick to stomach
- nauseousFeeling urge to vomit
- under the weatherMildly sick or unwell
- off-colorMildly indecent or inappropriate
poorly · run-down · fatigued · feverish · dizzy · weak · sluggish · malaise · indisposed · sickly
off-kilter
Unbalanced or awry
- discombobulatedUtterly confused or disoriented
- disorientedLacking sense of direction
- uneasyTroubled, not calm
thrown off · not right · disconcerted · rattled · flustered · off-balance · distracted · scattered · muddled · befuddled
- confusionconfusion, confused, bewilderment, perplexity, baffled
- irritabilitycranky, grouchy, grumpy, irritated, annoyed
- mood idiomsbad mood, black mood, dark mood, foul mood, in a mood
- anger expressionssee red, seeing red, lose your temper, blow a fuse, blow a gasket
- hangoverhangover, hungover, morning after, rough night, one too many
- sicknesssick, ill, unwell, ailing, diseased
out of sortsin fine fettle
In excellent condition
thriving · fighting fit · fit as a fiddle · hale and hearty · in the pink
sort, out, assorted, resort, assortment, sorted, sorting, sorts, resorted