As in asymetrical. I've looked in Wikidpedia and all the dictionary books but all I get is Out -of- Kilter. I'm sure a didn't make it up
2006-08-08 05:03:27 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Meaning : out of whack. Not properly adjusted, not working well, out of order
Yes i know it doesn't show up in many dictionaries and It doesn't work on spell check either. But No you didn't make it up.
The meaning is better understood if you look at it as "A-Kilter" where A is a prefix meaning NOT like asynchronous, asymmetrical, apolitical, etc. It means NOT Kilter. Hope that helps.
2006-08-08 05:20:09 · answer #1 · answered by GoodGuy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Define Kilter
2016-10-01 02:38:58 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you might be combining "a" and "kilter" which could easily occur in a sentence since kilter is a noun. For a complete definition and examples, see http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=2&q=kilter
2006-08-08 05:11:30 · answer #3 · answered by Mike S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A kilter is two sepereate words and means all messed up or out of kilter.
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2006-08-08 05:10:14 · answer #4 · answered by Jules G 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's "askew", meaning not even or level or lined-up. "Akilter" sounds a little bit like "crossword-ese", i.e. "words" created quasi-legitimately to fill the need for certain letter combinations.
2006-08-08 09:12:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋