off-kilteradv.adj.

Brit.

/ˌɒfˈkɪltə/, U.S.

/ˈɔfˈkɪltər/,

/ˈɑfˈkɪltər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: off prep., kilter , kilter n.¹

Etymology: < off prep. + kilter, variant of kilter n.¹

A. adv.

Away from the expected or desirable condition; off balance, awry. Cf. out of kilter at kilter n.¹

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > inclination > [adverb] > askew

acrooka1387

wrongc1440

overthwartlya1470

adoylea1475

awry1487

crooked1545

across1559

askew1565

cam1579

alurk1581

skew-whiff1754

a-twist1755

agley1786

skeow-ways1869

off-kilter1929

1929 Frederick (Maryland) Post 12 Feb. 4/5 One knows instinctively that there will be a battered, scruffed bit of rug running up the stairway; that the stairs will be a bit off-kilter.

1940 D. Hall Record Bk. 708 If the radial lines [on a record] appear to waver back and forth that is a bad sign indeed... It often means that the motor needs oiling or that the governor assembly is off kilter.

1963 J. T. Farrell Silence of Hist. 223 The world seemed to be all askew, out of joint, off-kilter.

1968 K. W. Thompson in Internat. Stud. Q. 12 169 More often than not, negotiations between nations are based on sensitive private discussions involving delicate adjustments which might be thrown offkilter if they were open to the storms of public criticism and debate.

1986 D. Carey Dreadnought v. 65 There was no ‘up’ in space, but that ship looked..off kilter.

1995 Melody Maker 25 Mar. 40/1 Catatonia are a weird band indeed—the confused, meandering basslines throwing the popcore chords off-kilter.

B. adj.

Uneven, unbalanced, distorted; (also) unconventional, offbeat, eccentric.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > inequality > [adjective] > unbalanced

tickle1515

instable1599

untrimmeda1732

unbalanced1733

uncounterbalanced1780

bottom-heavy1819

unstable1839

out of balance1920

off-kilter1985

the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [adjective] > slightly mad > eccentric or cranky

fantastical1531

odd1577

eccentric1685

fanaticized1827

cranky1850

bee-bonneted1856

cornery1887

screwy1887

kinky1889

crankish1892

ratty1895

batchy1898

batsc1901

batty1903

potty1920

offbeat1922

off-centre1930

wacky1935

screwball1936

up the creek1941

oddball1945

wackadoo1958

kooky1959

wiggy1963

flaky1964

nutball1968

woo-woo1971

wacko1977

off-kilter1985

wackadoodle1993

fantastic-

1985 Santa Cruz (Calif.) Sentinel 15 Nov. (Spotlight section) 9/4 His physical control moved the gay character back and forth in flashes of reality and pretense, while his first lady had a wonderfully off-kilter leer.

1990 New Yorker 16 Apr. 28/3 He has a talent for writing off-kilter dialogue.

1993 San Francisco Examiner 1 Aug. (Image section) 10/3 He moves through the everyday horizontal world with a shambling, off-kilter gait.

1997 Time Out 10 Sept. 183/4 With the intervention of burly, off-kilter insurance salesman Goodman..things take another direction.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	off-kilter
释义	off-kilteradv.adj. Brit. /ˌɒfˈkɪltə/, U.S. /ˈɔfˈkɪltər/, /ˈɑfˈkɪltər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: off prep., kilter , kilter n.¹ Etymology: < off prep. + kilter, variant of kilter n.¹ A. adv. Away from the expected or desirable condition; off balance, awry. Cf. out of kilter at kilter n.¹ ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > inclination > [adverb] > askew acrooka1387 wrongc1440 overthwartlya1470 adoylea1475 awry1487 crooked1545 across1559 askew1565 cam1579 alurk1581 skew-whiff1754 a-twist1755 agley1786 skeow-ways1869 off-kilter1929 1929 Frederick (Maryland) Post 12 Feb. 4/5 One knows instinctively that there will be a battered, scruffed bit of rug running up the stairway; that the stairs will be a bit off-kilter. 1940 D. Hall Record Bk. 708 If the radial lines [on a record] appear to waver back and forth that is a bad sign indeed... It often means that the motor needs oiling or that the governor assembly is off kilter. 1963 J. T. Farrell Silence of Hist. 223 The world seemed to be all askew, out of joint, off-kilter. 1968 K. W. Thompson in Internat. Stud. Q. 12 169 More often than not, negotiations between nations are based on sensitive private discussions involving delicate adjustments which might be thrown offkilter if they were open to the storms of public criticism and debate. 1986 D. Carey Dreadnought v. 65 There was no ‘up’ in space, but that ship looked..off kilter. 1995 Melody Maker 25 Mar. 40/1 Catatonia are a weird band indeed—the confused, meandering basslines throwing the popcore chords off-kilter. B. adj. Uneven, unbalanced, distorted; (also) unconventional, offbeat, eccentric. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > inequality > [adjective] > unbalanced tickle1515 instable1599 untrimmeda1732 unbalanced1733 uncounterbalanced1780 bottom-heavy1819 unstable1839 out of balance1920 off-kilter1985 the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [adjective] > slightly mad > eccentric or cranky fantastical1531 odd1577 eccentric1685 fanaticized1827 cranky1850 bee-bonneted1856 cornery1887 screwy1887 kinky1889 crankish1892 ratty1895 batchy1898 batsc1901 batty1903 potty1920 offbeat1922 off-centre1930 wacky1935 screwball1936 up the creek1941 oddball1945 wackadoo1958 kooky1959 wiggy1963 flaky1964 nutball1968 woo-woo1971 wacko1977 off-kilter1985 wackadoodle1993 fantastic- 1985 Santa Cruz (Calif.) Sentinel 15 Nov. (Spotlight section) 9/4 His physical control moved the gay character back and forth in flashes of reality and pretense, while his first lady had a wonderfully off-kilter leer. 1990 New Yorker 16 Apr. 28/3 He has a talent for writing off-kilter dialogue. 1993 San Francisco Examiner 1 Aug. (Image section) 10/3 He moves through the everyday horizontal world with a shambling, off-kilter gait. 1997 Time Out 10 Sept. 183/4 With the intervention of burly, off-kilter insurance salesman Goodman..things take another direction. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adv.adj.1929
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