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one-sided

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one-sid⋅ed

  [wuhn-sahy-did]
–adjective
1. considering but one side of a matter or question; partial or unfair: a one-sided judgment.
2. with one party, contestant, side, etc., vastly superior; unbalanced; unequal: a one-sided fight.
3. existing or occurring on one side only.
4. having but one side, or but one developed or finished side.
5. having one side larger or more developed than the other.
6. Law. involving the action of one person only.
7. having the parts all on one side, as an inflorescence.
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Origin:
1805–15

Related forms:
one-sid⋅ed⋅ly, adverb
one-sid⋅ed⋅ness, noun
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one-sid·ed   (wŭn'sī'dĭd)
adj.  

  1. Favoring one side or group; partial or biased: a one-sided view.

  2. Characterized by the domination of one competitor over another: a one-sided basketball game.

  3. Larger or more developed on one side: a one-sided pattern.

  4. Existing or occurring on one side only.

one'-sid'ed·ly adv., one'-sid'ed·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

one-sided 
1833, "dealing with one side of a question or dispute," from one + side.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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