lopsided

adjective (lopsided, more lopsided)

«lopsided» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Lopsided means leaning to one side, with one side bigger, lower or heavier than the other. tree →
A lopsided result or game is very unequal. tree →

In the lessons

Used about drawings, cakes, smiles and buildings in everyday life; in sport about very one-sided scores. In maths it is the opposite of symmetrical or balanced.

Examples

My cake came out lopsided. tree →
He gave me a lopsided smile. tree →
The picture on the wall is lopsided. tree →
The snowman looked lopsided. tree →
It was a lopsided game: 10–0. tree →
The shelf is lopsided because one bracket is loose. tree →

Note

One word. Similar words: crooked, uneven, wonky (UK, informal). Opposite: even, balanced, symmetrical.

On Mova

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