lopsided

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lopsided

  • /ˈlɒp.saɪ.dəd/ UK
  • /ˈlɑp.saɪ.dɪd/ US

Where it comes from

From lop (“to hang loosely”) + side + -ed.

adjective more lopsided · most lopsided · lop-sided

  1. Not even or balanced; not the same on one side as on the other. Carrying a heavy suitcase, he walked with a lopsided gait.

    Similar: one-sided

  2. figuratively biased; not balanced between points of view

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adj not balanced

Españolmuy desigual, chueco, ladeado
中文倾向一方的 qīngxiàng yīfāng de, 不平衡的 bù pínghéng de, 斜倚 xiéyǐ, 畸形 jīxíng
Portuguêstorto, desigual
Françaisbancal
Deutschschief
Românăstrâmb, oblic
Русскийкривобокий krivobokij, искривлённый iskrivljónnyj, наклонённый naklonjónnyj, накренённый nakrenjónnyj, скособоченный skosobočennyj, асимметричный asimmetričnyj

adj biased

中文偏頗 /偏颇
Portuguêsenviesado
Deutscheinseitig

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@misc{lopsided_2026,
  title = {lopsided},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lopsided},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}