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lopsided

[ lop-sahy-did ]

adjective

  1. heavier, larger, or more developed on one side than on the other; unevenly balanced; unsymmetrical.

    Synonyms: unequal, uneven

  2. leaning to one side.


lopsided

/ ˌlɒpˈsaɪdɪd /

adjective

  1. leaning or inclined to one side
  2. greater in weight, height, or size on one side


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Derived Forms

  • ˌlopˈsidedness, noun
  • ˌlopˈsidedly, adverb

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Other Words From

  • lopsided·ly adverb
  • lopsided·ness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of lopsided1

First recorded in 1705–15; lop 2 + sided

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Example Sentences

But opponents take little comfort from these lopsided numbers.

Despite such a lopsided vote in the House, the measure will die in the Senate.

The weapons rarely hit their targets, and the death toll has been lopsided against them.

This decision turned the trial of Whitey Bulger into one of the most lopsided cases in the history of jurisprudence.

In case you need reminding, the final Electoral College score was a lopsided 332–206.

Now break up that lopsided, rickety table there and make a fire.

Art Kuzak could only sigh heavily, grin a lopsided grin, and produce.

That hitch in his development, rendering him the most lopsided of God's creatures, was his standing misfortune.

"Awfully sorry, Mr. Morgan," he said with a lopsided smile that didn't even look genuine.

Louise, meanwhile, out of hearing, was trying to sell a very lopsided basket to an elderly gentleman.

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