off-kilter
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.48 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "Up to this point, True Romance has the makings of a gritty, off-kilter, romance movie meets road movie. This strikingly changes, not in direction (because the film is a gritty, off-kilter, romance movie meets road movie) but in symbolism, semiotics […]"
- "“Do forgive me, Mrs. Patch.” He was generally much better at questioning people, at reading what would upset them or make them reveal their secrets. But this situation had thrown him entirely off-kilter."