off-kilter
off-kil·ter
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- US Pronunciation
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- [awf, of kil-ter]
- /ɔf, ɒf ˈkɪl tər/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [awf, of kil-ter]
- /ɔf, ɒf ˈkɪl tər/
Definitions of off-kilter word
- adjective off-kilter not exactly straight or balanced; askew; uneven: off-kilter paintings on every wall. 1
- adjective off-kilter not completely well; somewhat ill: still off-kilter two weeks after the flu. 1
- adjective off-kilter unusual or eccentric; unconventional: short stories with off-kilter endings. 1
- adjective off-kilter not straight, unbalanced 1
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Origin of off-kilter
First appearance:
before 1925 One of the 11% newest English words
First recorded in 1925-30; off + kilter
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Parts of speech for Off-kilter
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
off-kilter popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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