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off-kilter
[awf-kil-ter, of‐]
adjective
not exactly straight or balanced; askew; uneven.
off-kilter paintings on every wall.
not completely well; somewhat ill.
still off-kilter two weeks after the flu.
unusual or eccentric; unconventional.
short stories with off-kilter endings.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of off-kilter1
First recorded in 1925–30; off ( def. ) + kilter ( def. )
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