Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Likely to topple because of an uneven distribution of weight, with the majority being at the top.
- adjective Accounting Overcapitalized.
- adjective Having a disproportionately large number of administrators.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having the top disproportionately heavy; over-weighted at the top.
- Figuratively, lacking fitness of proportions; liable to fall or fail.
- Drunk; tipsy.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Having the top or upper part too heavy for the lower part.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective having a high
centre of gravity , and liable totopple - adjective of an organization having an excessive number of
administrators ormanagers
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective unstable by being overloaded at the top
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Examples
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It can happen to any culture, especially if it gets too wordy and top-heavy.
The Bushman Way of Tracking God PhD Bradford Keeney 2010
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The conservative diagnosis for the Greek malaise is an inefficient “two-tier” top-heavy workforce, saddled with gluttonous underperforming bureaucrats, while younger workers are shut out of opportunities.
Michelle Chen: While Wall Street Quakes, Greece's Fire Still Burns Bright Michelle Chen 2011
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But you cannot suppress reality forever, and the strikes in Shanghai show that top-heavy gains eventually have consequences, even for those who make the rules.
Dylan Ratigan: How Much Longer for the "Royals"? Dylan Ratigan 2011
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But you cannot suppress reality forever, and the strikes in Shanghai show that top-heavy gains eventually have consequences, even for those who make the rules.
Dylan Ratigan: How Much Longer for the "Royals"? Dylan Ratigan 2011
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But you cannot suppress reality forever, and the strikes in Shanghai show that top-heavy gains eventually have consequences, even for those who make the rules.
Dylan Ratigan: How Much Longer for the "Royals"? Dylan Ratigan 2011
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The conservative diagnosis for the Greek malaise is an inefficient “two-tier” top-heavy workforce, saddled with gluttonous underperforming bureaucrats, while younger workers are shut out of opportunities.
Michelle Chen: While Wall Street Quakes, Greece's Fire Still Burns Bright Michelle Chen 2011
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The flimsy top-heavy crowns on the inflated head of the now-concluded bubblicious sprawl, spread and squander epoch of America's experiment in elevating excess to the level of culture.
Doctor's order Tom Toles 2011
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The city is somewhat top-heavy and should get rid of as many poor managers as possible.
McGinn Proposes Across-the-Board Cuts of 3 Percent; 5 Percent Cuts Likely Next Year « PubliCola 2010
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The conservative diagnosis for the Greek malaise is an inefficient “two-tier” top-heavy workforce, saddled with gluttonous underperforming bureaucrats, while younger workers are shut out of opportunities.
Michelle Chen: While Wall Street Quakes, Greece's Fire Still Burns Bright Michelle Chen 2011
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The single currency will likely remain top-heavy in the near term as "the U.K. didn't join the deal and there were no signs of more aggressive buying of sovereign bonds by the European Central Bank," said Osao Iizuka, head of currency trading at Sumitomo Trust & Banking in Tokyo.
Asian Shares Pare Gains Shri Navaratnam 2011
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