lopsided
pronunciation
How to pronounce lopsided in British English:
UK [ˌlɒpˈsaɪdɪd]
How to pronounce lopsided in American English:
US [ˌlɑpˈsaɪdɪd]
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- Adjective:
- out of proportion in shape
- turned or twisted toward one side
Word Origin
- lopsided (adj.)
- also lop-sided, 1711, originally lapsided, first used of ships; from lop (v.2) + side (n.). Related: Lopsidedly; lopsidedness.
Example
- 1. Why is japan such a lopsided economy ?
- 2. The third component of a textbook euro rescue would rebalance europe 's dangerously lopsided economies .
- 3. No one is sure , but it might be a speeding remnant of a powerful supernovathat was unexpectedly lopsided .
- 4. There is even some evidence that activity has rebalanced from the lopsided trade pattern that existed just before the crisis .
- 5. The bis identifies several dangers from too-low interest rates , including a distorted allocation of capital and workers , excessive risk-taking , lopsided balance-sheets and destabilising surges in capital flows .