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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Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 11 Dec. 2025
Made for those looking for slice-of-life calm with dramatic bite, Shoshimin combines deliberate pacing and a contemplative, off-kilter character study with some amusingly diabolical scheming.
—Kambole Campbell, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025
The menu is set to change roughly three times a year, focusing on Colorado’s off-kilter seasonality.
—Colin Wrenn, Denver Post, 4 Dec. 2025
This season’s influx of sheer pieces and off-kilter lines has led to 103,000 TikTokers rallying together in a quest for the savviest underpinnings.
—Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Off-kilter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off-kilter. Accessed 13 Dec. 2025.
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