top-heavy
[top-hev-ee]
adjective
having the top disproportionately heavy; liable to fall from too great weight above.
relatively much heavier or larger above the center or waist than below: a top-heavy wrestler.
Finance.
- having a financial structure overburdened with securities that have priority in the payment of dividends.
- overcapitalized.
Origin of top-heavy
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cumbersome, unbalanced, overloaded, bulky, lopsided, overweight, uneven, totteringExamples from the Web for top-heavy
Historical Examples of top-heavy
"And you're getting it so high it's top-heavy," cautioned Mrs. Drelmer.
The SpendersHarry Leon Wilson
But the weight of the stones makes him top-heavy; he falls in and is drowned.
StoryologyBenjamin Taylor
And your skull will be so top-heavy with prudence, that it will be difficult for you to keep on your feet.
The Cycle of SpringRabindranath Tagore
It was almost a miracle that the top-heavy sled did not upset.
The Camp in the SnowWilliam Murray Graydon
Top-heavy was the ship as a dinnerless student with all Aristotle in his head.
Moby Dick; or The WhaleHerman Melville
top-heavy
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