1
: not exactly in the center of something
The mirror over the sink is a little bit off-center.
2
: different or unusual
He has an off-center sense of humor.
: not exactly in the center of something
He hung the picture off-center.
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Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 20 Nov. 2024
Except, of course, everything about the date is designed to be a little off-center.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2024
Barbara Bellesi Zito, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Mar. 2023
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Adjective
The program was a notch off-center, but a Trifonov bullseye: B-side Tchaikovsky, a smattering of Chopin waltzes and the Barber sonata, another chapter in Trifonov’s American story but relayed with Prokofiev and Shostakovich’s gristle.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 20 Nov. 2024
Except, of course, everything about the date is designed to be a little off-center.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2024
Adverb
The screw holes that connected the poles were a bit off-center, so a drill was needed to expand them for the screws to fit.
—Barbara Bellesi Zito, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Mar. 2023
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“Off-center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off-center. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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