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 Objectivesea Objectivesea October 7, 2017, edited October 7, 2017 October 7, 2017 at 6:41:35 PM UTC, edited October 7, 2017 at 6:42:10 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

I don't have a problem with the term "out of kilter." I found three possible meanings for the phrase in an on-line dictionary:

1. Out of equilibrium; not straight, level, or aligned properly.
2. In a state of confusion or chaos.
3. Not working correctly or properly; out of order; out of whack.

The first meaning is probably the one intended by the Tatoeba sentence author. Sundown is, however, correct; the English rule is that if you have a phrasal adjective that is attributive (i.e., it precedes the noun, directly modifying it), it should be hyphenated.

On the other hand, if the phrasal adjective is used in a predicative sense (i.e., it follows a verb of which the modified noun is the subject), no hyphens would be used, as in:

"The lampshade was out of kilter."

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The lamp on the desk had an out of kilter lampshade.

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➜ #183423机の上のスタンドはかさがかたむいていた。

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➜ #3345944Плафон лампы на столе был неисправен.

linked by Balamax, June 27, 2014
➜ #6371301La lampo sur la skribtablo havis oblikvan ŝirmilon.

linked by Objectivesea, October 8, 2017
The lamp on the desk had an out-of-kilter lampshade.

edited by AlanF_US, March 7, 2018
➜ #6995577Az asztalon a lámpának lepukkant lámpaernyője van.

linked by H_Liliom, July 15, 2018
➜ #10261420Die Lampe auf dem Schreibtisch hatte einen schiefen Lampenschirm.

linked by DiffEquation, August 25, 2021