off-center

[ awf-sen-ter, of- ]

/ ˈɔfˈsɛn tər, ˈɒf- /

not centered; diverging from the exact center.

unconventional; eccentric: off-center characters who disrupt other people's lives.

Origin of off-center

First recorded in 1925–30

The long, narrow, low-pitched room has an off-center fireplace and is papered at both ends in old wallpaper of Chinese design.

Seaport in Virginia |Gay Montague Moore
The stock is then changed to the other off-center points and the second side is cut down to the line.

A Course In Wood Turning |Archie S. Milton and Otto K. Wohlers
His formal education was close to zero, his informal and off-center schooling vast.

Storm Over Warlock |Andre Norton
She produced a wool hat from her pocket and pulled it over her hair, letting it form a jaunty, off-center peak.

Little Brother |Cory Doctorow

The pocket is off-center and the air rushes into it as the machine topples over and plunges down.

Opportunities in Aviation |Arthur Sweetser