Top-heavy Definition

tŏphĕvē
top-heavy
adjective
So heavy at the top relative to the base as to be likely to fall over or collapse.
Webster's New World
Overcapitalized.
American Heritage
Having a disproportionately large number of administrators.
American Heritage

Alternative spelling of top-heavy.

Wiktionary

Having a high centre of gravity, and liable to topple.

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Top-heavy Sentence Examples

  • In his prime Gladstone was just six feet high, but his inches diminished as his years increased, and in old age the unusual size of his head and breadth of his shoulders gave him a slightly top-heavy appearance.

  • Young horses that are too highly fed are apt to become weak-limbed and top-heavy.

  • Even without the metal knob, this extreme taper makes the stick decidedly top-heavy.

  • I had to walk beside him to keep him steady, for he was still a little top-heavy.

  • However, the IFA is a very top-heavy organization.

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