off-kilter

[ awf-kil-ter, of‐ ]

/ ˈɔfˈkɪl tər, ˈɒf‐ /

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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First recorded in 1925–30; off + kilter

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