Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Favoring one side or group; partial or biased.
- adjective Characterized by the domination of one competitor over another.
- adjective Larger or more developed on one side.
- adjective Existing or occurring on one side only.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Relating to or having but one side; partial; unjust; unfair: as, a one-sided view.
- In botany, developed to one side; turned to one side, or having the parts all turned one way; unequal-sided.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Having one side only, or one side prominent.
- adjective Limited to one side; favoring one person or side over another; partial; unjust; unfair.
- adjective Having one team or party greatly superior; strongly favoring only one side; uneven; imbalanced; unequal; ; -- of contests, generally.
- adjective (Bot.) Growing on one side of a stem.
- adjective Using only one side, or having only one side usable; ; -- used mostly of sheets of material used for printing or imaging.
- adjective Performed by only one party or side; -- of actions directly affecting more than one party. Opposite of
multilateral . - adjective out of proportion in shape.
- adjective Not reversible or capable of having either side out; -- of cloth fabrics or clothing. Opposite of
reversible .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
Partial orbiased infavour of onefaction or demographic group - adjective With one
competitor dominant over the other - adjective Out of
proportion orlopsided - adjective Having only one side, like a
Möbius strip
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective favoring one person or side over another
- adjective not reversible or capable of having either side out
- adjective involving only one part or side
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Examples
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In announcing Japan's intervention, Finance Minister Yoshiko Noda said the government was moving to counter what he called "one-sided," "excessive" and speculator-driven rises in the yen.
Japanese, Swiss Move to Push Currencies Lower Takashi Nakamichi 2011
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Jerram cites an abundant historical literature on homosexuality - what he calls a "one-sided archive" - demonstrating that at the turn of the century middle-class gay men were beginning to see themselves in terms of sexual preference.
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Jerram cites an abundant historical literature on homosexuality - what he calls a "one-sided archive" - demonstrating that at the turn of the century middle-class gay men were beginning to see themselves in terms of sexual preference.
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In a telephone conference with reporters later she said Washington opposed the word "illegal" in the draft resolution she called one-sided.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Evelyn Leopold 2011
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He said it was "correct" that the question contains the presumption that independence is the preferable option, adding; "It's called a one-sided question or a loaded question and poll-takers for a long time have warned us against those kind of questions.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Simon Johnson 2012
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It's critical that international institutions monitor these arrangements and find ways to block those that are one-sided or benefit only the wealthy.
Danielle Nierenberg: "Land Grabs" in Agriculture: Fairer Deals Needed to Ensure Opportunity for Locals Danielle Nierenberg 2011
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It's critical that international institutions monitor these arrangements and find ways to block those that are one-sided or benefit only the wealthy.
Danielle Nierenberg: "Land Grabs" in Agriculture: Fairer Deals Needed to Ensure Opportunity for Locals Danielle Nierenberg 2011
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Earlier in the evening, Pacquiao had devastated his latest challenger, Shane Mosley, in a one-sided match that dragged 12 rounds and ended in a shower of boos.
Manny Pacquiao Deserves a Better Encore Jason Gay 2011
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It should have been a stroll for Aston Villa in a one-sided Carling Cup second-round tie at Villa Park on Tuesday night but it needed late goals from Eric Lihaj, the American defender, and Nathan Delfouneso, a substitute, to extinguish the defensive fire of battling Hereford United.
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It's critical that international institutions monitor these arrangements and find ways to block those that are one-sided or benefit only the wealthy.
Danielle Nierenberg: "Land Grabs" in Agriculture: Fairer Deals Needed to Ensure Opportunity for Locals Danielle Nierenberg 2011
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