lopsided

[ lop-sahy-did ]

/ ˈlɒpˈsaɪ dɪd /

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adjective

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

leaning to one side.

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Origin of lopsided

First recorded in 1705–15; lop² + sided

SYNONYMS FOR lopsided

1 uneven, unequal.

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Related formslop·sid·ed·ly, adverblop·sid·ed·ness, noun

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But opponents take little comfort from these lopsided numbers.
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The weapons rarely hit their targets, and the death toll has been lopsided against them.
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In case you need reminding, the final Electoral College score was a lopsided 332–206.
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If they left their pests behind, the total system of checks and balances which make life practical would get lopsided.
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The whole cathedral's lopsided from eating butter, so to speak.
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Backing down, I saw that this fork was the support of the bulge that had given the nest its lopsided appearance.
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Gilt names slant downward, porcelain names curve like lopsided grins.
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Suffice it to say that Mt. Millard out-rushed, out-punted and out-generaled Alton and won a lopsided contest by a score of 190.
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British Dictionary definitions for lopsided

lopsided

/ (ˌlɒpˈsaɪdɪd) /

adjective

leaning or inclined to one side

greater in weight, height, or size on one side

Derived Formslopsidedly, adverblopsidedness, noun

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Word Origin and History for lopsided

lopsided

adj.

also lop-sided, 1711, originally lapsided, first used of ships; from lop (v.2) + side (n.). Related: Lopsidedly; lopsidedness.

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lopsided

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