Usually means: Unusual, not aligned, slightly odd.
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  1. off-kilter: Merriam-Webster
  2. off-kilter: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. off-kilter: Wordnik
  4. off-kilter: Wiktionary
  5. Off-kilter: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. off-kilter: Idioms

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  1. off-kilter: Urban Dictionary

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▸ adjective:  (idiomatic) Askew.

Similar:
skew, skewampus, Askew, catawampus, kapakahi, sideways-on, askance, topsy-turvy, biased, back-asswards, more...

Opposite:
balanced, level, even, steady



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Similar:
skew, skewampus, Askew, catawampus, kapakahi, sideways-on, askance, topsy-turvy, biased, back-asswards, more...

Opposite:
balanced, level, even, steady



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