Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Heavier, larger, or higher on one side than on the other.
  • adjective Sagging or leaning to one side.
  • adjective Characterized by the domination of one competitor over another.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Inclining to one side; heavier or more developed on one side than on the other, physically or mentally.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Leaning to one side because of some defect of structure.
  • adjective Unbalanced; poorly proportioned; having much more on one side than the other; -- also used metaphorically.
  • adjective Full of idiosyncrasies.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Not even or balanced; not the same on one side as on the other.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective having one side lower or smaller or lighter than the other
  • adjective turned or twisted toward one side

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word lopsided.

Examples

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.