off-center
Americanadjective
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not centered; diverging from the exact center.
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unconventional; eccentric.
off-center characters who disrupt other people's lives.
Etymology
Origin of off-center
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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The latter is notable for its off-center, diagonal composition, which creates the illusion that the space of the painting and that of the church are one.
The complex’s opaque tower is clad in cream-colored concrete panels, stepping rhythmically with protruding windows that drift off-center.
From Los Angeles Times
The simple contour of a chapel, its steeple slightly off-center, stands out from the wall about six inches deep.
From Los Angeles Times
The walls were bare except for a single cheap clock that hung off-center on the wall next to the television, like it was counting down the minutes until you disappeared into a pit of despair.
From Literature
Cave’s grand piano is on the other side, off-center presumably to give him the room he requires.
From Salon
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