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Definitions for lopsided
ˈlɒpˈsaɪ dɪdlop·sid·ed

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. lopsidedadjective

    having one side lower or smaller or lighter than the other

  2. askew, awry(p), cockeyed, lopsided, wonky, skew-whiffadjective

    turned or twisted toward one side

    "a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry"- G.K.Chesterton; "his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff"

GCIDE

  1. Lopsidedadjective

    Unbalanced; poorly proportioned; having much more on one side than the other; -- also used metaphorically; as, a lopsided victory.

Wiktionary

  1. lopsidedadjective

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

    Carrying a heavy suitcase, he walked with a lopsided gait.

ChatGPT

  1. lopsided

    Lopsided refers to something that is lacking, uneven or unbalanced on one side. This could typically refer to an object, situation, competition, or an argument where one side is dominant or has an unfair advantage. It can be used to describe anything that is not evenly distributed or is disproportionate.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Lopsidedadjective

    leaning to one side because of some defect of structure; as, a lopsided ship

  2. Lopsidedadjective

    unbalanced; poorly proportioned; full of idiosyncrasies

  3. Etymology: [Lop + side. Cf. Lobsided.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of lopsided in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of lopsided in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of lopsided in a Sentence

  1. Joe Erlinger:

    This lopsided, hypocritical and ill-considered legislation hurts everyone.

  2. Christine Lagarde:

    We believe that global growth is still too low, too brittle and too lopsided.

  3. Bomani Jones:

    First and foremost, it’s a good matchup of good teams, when I was growing up, the game was always lopsided, but that really has n’t been the case for the past 20 years.

  4. Saker Nusseibeh:

    It has produced a lopsided recovery in the UK ... the U.S. is slightly better. Within that, emerging markets continue to be attractive because they are a long term story and I have no idea how Europe comes out of its hole.

  5. Daniel Russel:

    Trading our defense of South Korea for a promise is a lopsided deal that past presidents could have made but passed on.

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