top-heavy

adjective more top-heavy · most top-heavy

1. having a high centre of gravity, and liable to topple Legion: Your new platform is inefficient. It has low-volume hydraulics and is top-heavy.
2. of an organization having an excessive number of administrators or managers
3. of a retirement plan Having a significant portion of the plan assets allocated to key employees to the detriment of lower-wage employees. A defined benefit plan is top-heavy if[…] the present value of the accrued benefits (PVAB) under the plan for the key employees exceeds 60 percent of the PVAB under the plan for all employees.
4. of a person having a disproportionately large upper body, especially the bust "My figure is topheavy, and I always thought a woman with a large bust had to look mature. Now I know better." An all-in-one girdle is a lifesaver for women like Miss B.
5. slang Drunk. He who confines his drink to the same level as that of the poor unreasoning soul-less animals, who never take too much and are never “top-heavy,” cannot avoid irritation.