lopsided
lopsided
Definition
lop·sided (-sīd′id)
adjective
- noticeably heavier, bigger, or lower on one side; not symmetrical
- not balanced; uneven
lop′·sid′ed·ly adverb
lop′·sid′ed·ness noun
lopsided
Synonyms
lopsided
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- smile: Saturday morning I awoke to a hooded right eye that would not blink in synch with the left and a lopsided smile.
- battle: Still, loss no doubt provided at least a moral victory for the Iraqis in their lopsided battle with the technically superior Western forces.
- way: Knights have a lopsided way of moving ( as I have, with one leg a centimeter longer than the other!
- world: What's certain is that a lopsided world needs to be put back into balance.
- universe: The Lopsided Universe; a New Scientist article on CP Violation written by Ken Peach.
- coverage: Customer Rating: Summary: Wide but lopsided coverage Comment: Paul Wilmott's book has an impressive but lopsided coverage.
Modifying Another Word
- very: Firstly, the US has a very lopsided trade account with China.
- so: The prayer is so lopsided, it is effectively a curse on science.
- somewhat: The attractiveness of the interior - albeit somewhat lopsided in shape - is in its simple, pre-Victorian elegance.
- slightly: Her smile is slightly lopsided, unlike her virtues.
- little: Even the suggested readings appear a little lopsided with more learning resources for pop music than any of the other media studied.
- uniquely: Some Win, Some Lose The slowdown is throwing into sharp relief the uniquely lopsided shape of Britain's TV market.
Used with adjective complement
- become: Moreover, Russia wants to remind the US that the partnership forged after September 11th has become somewhat lopsided.
- look: She had received an antibiotic injection, and was running around looking slightly lopsided because she had lost half an ear.
- feel: It's a delicately crafted script full of witty vignettes although it does feel oddly lopsided because the supporting characters are more roundly portrayed.
Browse dictionary entries near lopsided
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- loosey-goosey
- loosestrife
- loq.
- loquacious
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- loquat
- Lorain
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- lord
- Lord Chancellor
