Off-kilter

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Askew. idiomatic

    "On second thought, she reconsidered, looking up into Murphy's eyes; maybe he was a little off-kilter. Just off-kilter enough to want her to live up to that ridiculous term he'd given her—or else."

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askewcatawampusfucked upmessed upoff basescrewed up

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"His dogmatic emphasis on the soap trade in relation to economic globalization struck me as somewhat off-kilter."

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