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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Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2025
By observing this other star centered on and blocked by the coronagraph and then off-center and unmasked, the researchers were able to model how its light flowed through JWST’s optics.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2025
Barbara Bellesi Zito, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Mar. 2023
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Adjective
Any concerns about Kelce being a bit off-center faded away when Swift talked with him.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2025
By observing this other star centered on and blocked by the coronagraph and then off-center and unmasked, the researchers were able to model how its light flowed through JWST’s optics.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2025
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 21 Aug. 2025.
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