one-sided
/wˌʌnsˈaɪdəd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.94 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Partial or biased in favour of one faction or demographic group.
adj
With one competitor dominant over the other.
adj
adj
Having only one side, like a Möbius strip.
adj
That is necessarily or absolutely different than the respective coordinate alethic or temporal modality, but not its opposite.
Example Sentences
- "We were robbed! That referee was definitely one-sided."
- "It was a swift, one-sided fight, all over in the second round."
- "Lovenkrands only just failed to connect with another Enrique cross in what was becoming a one-sided affair at Ewood Park but despite Newcastle dominating, Blackburn held out with the half ending goalless."
- "The fight is not all one-sided. Lion is taking a savage beating as the two flagships trade body blows almost independent of the furious carronade going on behind them."
Inflected Forms
more one-sided (comparative)
most one-sided (superlative)