ill-sorted
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ill–sort·ed

adjective \ˈil-ˈsr-təd\

Definition of ILL-SORTED

1
: not well matched <he and his wife were an ill–sorted pair — Lord Byron>
2
Scottish : much displeased

First Known Use of ILL-SORTED

1691

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