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off-kilter
[ awf-kil-ter, ofâ ]
/ ËÉfËkÉȘl tÉr, ËÉfâ /
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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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offing, offish, off-island, off-islander, off-key, off-kilter, off-label, offlap, off-licence, off-license, off-limits
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