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Lopsided

adjective

Having one side lower or smaller or lighter than the other.

Turned or twisted toward one side. Synonyms: askew, awry, cockeyed, skew-whiff, wonky. "His wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff"

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"Lopsided" Quotes from Famous Books

... absolutely silent, dodged the blow and hit back with the axe, catching the beast upon the breast with such weight that it came to the ground in a lopsided fashion, since now it had only one ...

— She and Allan • H. Rider Haggard

... trembled, and was suddenly a gigantic battleship in full view. He touched the acceleration control and Narth's next words were cut off as his diaphragm sagged. He swung the cruiser in a curve and Narth was slammed sideways, the straps cutting into him and the flesh of his face pulled lopsided by the gravity. His eyes, bulging, went blank ...

— Space Prison • Tom Godwin

... the window. The moon was coming up behind the trees, a great red moon just past the full, misshapen and lopsided, that seemed to be laughing at them. He stamped his foot ...

— The Windy Hill • Cornelia Meigs

... Frank's smile was lopsided. "I didn't analyze motives. Art's a pretty good guy. I suppose we just wanted to help Joe and him out. Or maybe it was instinct. Anyhow, what's wrong with latching onto—or being latched onto by—somebody whom you feel will ...

— The Planet Strappers • Raymond Zinke Gallun

... they were aware of a small, slight, fantastic figure in the midst of the grass-grown court, where there was a large green mushroom circle or fairy ring. On the borders of this ring it paused with an air of disappointment. Then entering it stood still, took off the hat, whose lopsided appearance had given so strange an outline, and bowed four times in opposite directions, when, as the face was turned towards the spectators, invisible in the dark shadow, the lady recognised Peregrine Oakshott. She pressed ...

— A Reputed Changeling • Charlotte M. Yonge

... he wished himself away. But a short, stout man with a lopsided face showing through his tangled beard, stood up and said ...

— Visionaries • James Huneker

... lawyers looked at one another and Stephen Blackmore stared fixedly at a spot on the hearth-rug. Then Mr. Winwood's face contorted itself into a sour, lopsided smile. ...

— The Mystery of 31 New Inn • R. Austin Freeman

Words linked to "Lopsided" : asymmetric, asymmetrical, skew-whiff, crooked