Out Of Sorts Meaning

(printing, dated) With some letters or sorts of type deficient or exhausted in the case or font.

Example: 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, ch. 13,
  â€œMy lads,” said he, “we’ve had a hot day and are all tired and out of sorts.”
2010 December 29, Chris Whyatt, “Chelsea 1 - 0 Bolton”[1], BBC:
  Carlo Ancelotti's out-of-sorts team struggled to hit the target in the first half as Bolton threatened with Matthew Taylor lashing just wide.