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adjective
Date: 1711
1. leaning to one side
2. lacking in balance, symmetry, or proportion ; disproportionately heavy on one side <a lopsided vote of 99-1> • lopsidedly adverb • lopsidedness noun
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Lopsided — Lop sid ed, a. [Lop + side. Cf. {Lobsided}.] 1. Leaning to one side because of some defect of structure; as, a lopsided ship. Marryat. [1913 Webster] 2. Unbalanced; poorly proportioned; having much more on one side than the other; also used… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lopsided — also lop sided, 1711, originally lapsided, first used of ships; from LOP (Cf. lop) (v.2) + SIDE (Cf. side) (n.). Related: Lopsidedly; lopsidedness … Etymology dictionary
lopsided — [adj] leaning, falling to one side; larger on one side askew, asymmetrical, awry, cockeyed, crooked, disproportional, disproportionate, inclinatory, irregular, nonsymmetrical, off balance, one sided, out of shape, overbalanced, squint, tilting,… … New thesaurus
lopsided — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ with one side lower or smaller than the other. DERIVATIVES lopsidedly adverb lopsidedness noun … English terms dictionary
lopsided — [läp′sīd΄id] adj. 1. noticeably heavier, bigger, or lower on one side; not symmetrical 2. not balanced; uneven lopsidedly adv. lopsidedness n … English World dictionary
lopsided — [[t]lɒ̱psa͟ɪdɪd[/t]] also lop sided 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is lopsided is uneven because one side is lower or heavier than the other. His suit had shoulders that made him look lopsided. ...a friendly, lopsided grin. 2) ADJ GRADED If you say … English dictionary
lopsided — lop|sid|ed [ˌlɔpˈsaıdıd US ˌla:p ] adj [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: lop to hang down loosely ; LOP EARED] 1.) having one side that is lower or heavier than the other ▪ a lopsided grin 2.) unequal or uneven, especially in an unfair way ▪ a lopsided 8 … Dictionary of contemporary English
lopsided — adjective 1 having one side that is lower or heavier than the other: a lopsided grin 2 unequal or uneven in a way that seems unfair: a lopsided ratio of men to women … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
lopsided — adjective /ˈlɒp.saɪ.dəd,ˈlɑp.saɪ.dɪd/ Not even or balanced; not the same on one side as on the other. Carrying a heavy suitcase, he walked with a lopsided gait. See Also: top heavy … Wiktionary
lopsided — adj. Lopsided is used with these nouns: ↑grin, ↑smile … Collocations dictionary
