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Webster 1913 Edition

One-sided

Oneˊ-sid′ed

,
Adj.
1.
Having one side only, or one side prominent.
2.
Hence:
Limited to one side; favoring one person or side over another; partial; unjust; unfair;
as, a
one-sided
view or statement
.
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“Unguarded and one-sided language.”
T. Arnold.

Syn. – biased, colored, slanted.
4.
(Bot.)
Growing on one side of a stem;
as,
one-sided
flowers
.
–
Oneˊ-sid′ed-ly
,
adv.
–
Oneˊ-sid′ed-ness
,
Noun.

Definition 2024

one-sided

one-sided

See also: onesided

English

Adjective

one-sided ‎(comparative more one-sided, superlative most one-sided)

  1. Partial or biased in favour of one faction or demographic group
    We were robbed! That referee was definitely one-sided.
  2. With one competitor dominant over the other
    It was a swift, one-sided fight, all over in the second round.
    • 2011 February 12, Nabil Hassan, “Blackburn 0 - 0 Newcastle”, in BBC:
      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.
  3. Out of proportion or lopsided
  4. Having only one side, like a Möbius strip

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