off-centre
Britishadjective
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displaced from a centre point or axis
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slightly eccentric or unconventional; not completely sound or balanced
Example Sentences
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The band's first release since the departure of frontman Isaac Wood, it trades itchy, off-centre guitar riffs for a more soothing, baroque-pop sound, with lyrics that focus on friendship and camaraderie.
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2025
It continued: "If these features were somehow bypassed, a conspicuously off-centre firing pin impression would result."
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2023
The central figure in the painting, Captain Frans Bannink Cocq, now appears more off-centre, as he was in Rembrandt's original version, making the work more dynamic.
From Reuters ● Jun. 23, 2021
Foxx has his phone in his hand and his cap on his head, the peak twisted off-centre so that it points to two-o'clock.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 17, 2013
After classes ended, James closely studied Amisha's drawing: just a plain sheet of paper with a circle filling up about a quarter of the page, slightly off-centre.
From Nature ● Mar. 14, 2012
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