out of humor

1. see out of sorts.

Example Sentences

Hannah was out of humor because her week’s work was deranged, and prophesied that “ef the washin’ and ironin’ warn’t done reg’lar, nothin’ would go well anywheres”.

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“No, this is what I want, but it is my misfortune instead to be hungry, out of humor, and too stupid to be a midwife’s apprentice.”

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Paer tried to create a more Mozartian take that dips in and out of humor and seriousness.

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In addition to the cries of “We want Goff” on Sunday, a not insignificant number of Rams fans took up a different chant, perhaps out of humor, or perhaps out of blind desperation:

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It wasn’t overly loud or long, though, and possibly derived out of humor more than anything else.

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• exasperated 
• fractious 
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• prickly 
• resentful 
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