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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a slightly off" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that is not quite right or is slightly incorrect in some way.
Example: "The painting looks beautiful, but the colors are a slightly off from what I expected."
Alternatives: "a bit off" or "somewhat incorrect".
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The BF kernel is shown for seven selected positions along a (slightly off centre) cross section through the sphere.
Last year was a slightly off year for the Marvelverse.
A user could, for example, take a HuffPostTech story and change the headline, tweak the wording in the body of the article, and alter the photo to produce a slightly "off" version of the original story that maintains all the trappings of the original site.
Once in a while you could brush it in a slightly off angle but avoid doing it often.
"London's like an oyster, but a slightly off one," she says.
Perhaps she was having a slightly off night; she should rebound fully later in the run.
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PROFANITY -- A slightly off-color remark or two.
He chooses to do so by telling a slightly off-the-point anecdote.
Most of the interiors have a slightly off-kilter, Cubist feel.
He's not bowling badly per se, just a slightly off-kilter.
I don't think he had been working an awful lot and was in a slightly off-colour mood.
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