off-kilter
adjective
off-kil·ter
ˈȯf-ˈkil-tər 
1
: not in perfect balance : a bit askew
off-kilter camera angles
His hat was slightly off-kilter.
2
: eccentric, unconventional
off-kilter characters
an off-kilter approach
Examples of off-kilter in a Sentence
he's nice enough, but there's something a little off-kilter about him
to me, the painting on the wall looks a little off-kilter
Recent Examples on the Web
And yet this off-kilter enabler remains Elizabeth Gilbert, a woman who could, in under thirty seconds, locate transcendent human insight in a nuclear-waste dump.
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And yet this off-kilter enabler remains Elizabeth Gilbert, a woman who could, in under thirty seconds, locate transcendent human insight in a nuclear-waste dump.
—Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
His younger brother, Bob, joined as lead guitarist back in 1974, bringing his own off-kilter charm to the microphone.
—EW.com, 19 Aug. 2025
The YouTuber Andrew Callaghan has been documenting off-kilter American politics since before the 2020 election, but the recent interview on his Channel 5 web show with an indignant Hunter Biden caught wide attention.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 18 Aug. 2025
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Book Marks
august 28, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
And yet this off-kilter enabler remains Elizabeth Gilbert, a woman who could, in under thirty seconds, locate transcendent human insight in a nuclear-waste dump.
—Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
His younger brother, Bob, joined as lead guitarist back in 1974, bringing his own off-kilter charm to the microphone.
—EW.com, 19 Aug. 2025
The YouTuber Andrew Callaghan has been documenting off-kilter American politics since before the 2020 election, but the recent interview on his Channel 5 web show with an indignant Hunter Biden caught wide attention.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 18 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for off-kilter
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“Off-kilter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off-kilter. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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