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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Djokovic played his third-round match, but looked understandably off-kilter and lost to Tabilo.
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Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
On the other side of the country, Manhattan’s Soho Press offers an off-kilter mystery that is un-baaaa-lievable but so much fun.
—Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2025
In any case, that scenario finds musical expression in an unyielding melody, hardly resting over off-kilter meters.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
Venus and Mars – Paul McCartney & Wings On Venus and Mars, Paul McCartney leans into pop maximalism, creating an album that’s equal parts stadium-ready bombast and off-kilter whimsy.
—Darryn King, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
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Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
On the other side of the country, Manhattan’s Soho Press offers an off-kilter mystery that is un-baaaa-lievable but so much fun.
—Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2025
In any case, that scenario finds musical expression in an unyielding melody, hardly resting over off-kilter meters.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
Venus and Mars – Paul McCartney & Wings On Venus and Mars, Paul McCartney leans into pop maximalism, creating an album that’s equal parts stadium-ready bombast and off-kilter whimsy.
—Darryn King, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
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“Off-kilter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off-kilter. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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