out of temper

prepositional phrase

Not in good temper; irritated; angry.

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Meanings

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
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APA

out of temper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/out%20of%20temper

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“out of temper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/out%20of%20temper. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “out of temper,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/out%20of%20temper.

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