out of square

English

Adjective

out of square (comparative further out of square, superlative furthest out of square)

1. Not square.

   The shelving was out of square from the day it was built, and it only got worse from there.

Adverb

out of square (comparative more out of square, superlative most out of square)

1. In a way that's not producing square results.

   Don't be building out of square and then expect the prehung doors and windows to slip right in.