Definition of Lopsided

1. Adjective. Having one side lower or smaller or lighter than the other.


2. Adjective. Turned or twisted toward one side. "His wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff"
Exact synonyms: Askew, Awry, Cockeyed, Skew-whiff, Wonky
Similar to: Crooked
Derivative terms: Lopsidedness

Definition of Lopsided

1. a. Leaning to one side because of some defect of structure; as, a lopsided ship.

Definition of Lopsided

1. Adjective. Not even or balanced; not the same on one side as on the other. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Lopsided

1. leaning to one side [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lopsided

lopper
loppered
loppering
loppers
loppet
loppier
loppiest
lopping
loppings
loppy
loprazolam
lopremone
lops
lopseed
lopseeds
lopsided (current term)
lopsidedly
lopsidedness
lopsidednesses
lopstick
lopsticks
loquacious
loquaciously
loquaciousness
loquacities
loquacity
loquat
loquat tree
loquatious
loquatiousness

Literary usage of Lopsided

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Ambidexterity, or, Two-handedness and two-brainedness: Or, Two-handedness by John Jackson (1905)
"... is challenged here—so are his facts; for what does Dr. Hollis say in his contribution to " The Journal of Anatomy," entitled " lopsided Generations " ? ..."

2. Clinical Journal (1903)
"Though the belly was everywhere distended and tympanitic, the distension could be described as lopsided, being much more marked in the region of the caecum. ..."

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