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
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Here’s an off-kilter look at Rasmus Hojlund: Goalscorer.
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Carl Anka, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Friday, Shrine Social Club basement, 1118 W. Idaho St.: Two-person guitar band from New York with off-kilter indie rock that mixes Americana, emo and freak-folk.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 26 Mar. 2025
His off-kilter humor aligned him with the artists being shown by Ferus Gallery, the Los Angeles space founded by Walter Hopps, his wife Shirley, and artist Edward Kienholz.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 26 Mar. 2025
These attacks are not merely designed to keep European governments off-kilter.
—Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 20 Mar. 2025
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Carl Anka, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Friday, Shrine Social Club basement, 1118 W. Idaho St.: Two-person guitar band from New York with off-kilter indie rock that mixes Americana, emo and freak-folk.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 26 Mar. 2025
His off-kilter humor aligned him with the artists being shown by Ferus Gallery, the Los Angeles space founded by Walter Hopps, his wife Shirley, and artist Edward Kienholz.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 26 Mar. 2025
These attacks are not merely designed to keep European governments off-kilter.
—Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 20 Mar. 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 8 Apr. 2025.
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