off-center

off-center
{adj.}, {informal} Different from the usual pattern; not quite like most others; odd. * /Roger's sense of humor was a bit off-center./ Compare: OFF-KEY.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • off center — {adv. phr.} Not exactly in the middle. * /Mary hung the picture off center, because it was more interesting that way./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • off center — {adv. phr.} Not exactly in the middle. * /Mary hung the picture off center, because it was more interesting that way./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • off-center — off centered off centeredadj. situated away from the center or axis. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • off-center — adjective 1. ) not exactly in the middle of an area or a thing 2. ) unusual or different: He s a brilliant musician, but his ideas are somewhat off center …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • off-center — index astray Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • off-center — adjective situated away from the center or axis • Syn: ↑off centered • Similar to: ↑eccentric, ↑nonconcentric * * * (US) (or Brit off centre) adj [more off center; most off center] …   Useful english dictionary

  • off-center — /awf sen teuhr, of /, adj. Also, off centered. 1. not centered; diverging from the exact center. 2. unconventional; eccentric: off center characters who disrupt other people s lives. [1925 30] * * * …   Universalium

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