One-sided \One`-sid"ed\, a.
1. Having one side only, or one side prominent.
[1913 Webster]
2. Hence: Limited to one side; favoring one person or side
over another; partial; unjust; unfair; as, a one-sided
view or statement. [WordNet sense 5] "Unguarded and
one-sided language." --T. Arnold.
Syn: biased, colored, slanted.
[1913 Webster]
3. Having one team or party greatly superior; strongly
favoring only one side; uneven; imbalanced; unequal; as, a
one-sided contest; -- of contests, generally. [WordNet
sense 4]
[PJC]
4. (Bot.) Growing on one side of a stem; as, one-sided
flowers.
[1913 Webster]
5. Using only one side, or having only one side usable; as,
one-sided printing; one-sided film; -- used mostly of
sheets of material used for printing or imaging.
[PJC]
6. Performed by only one party or side; -- of actions
directly affecting more than one party. Opposite of
multilateral. [WordNet sense 2]
Syn: unilateral (vs. bilateral).
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
7. out of proportion in shape.
Syn: ill-proportioned, lopsided.
[WordNet 1.5]
8. Not reversible or capable of having either side out; -- of
cloth fabrics or clothing. Opposite of reversible.
[WordNet sense 1]
Syn: nonreversible.
[WordNet 1.5] --
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
one-sided
adj 1: not reversible or capable of having either side out [syn: nonreversible]
[ant: reversible]
2: involving only one part or side; "unilateral paralysis"; "a
unilateral decision" [syn: unilateral] [ant: multilateral,
bilateral]
3: out of proportion in shape [syn: ill-proportioned, lopsided]
4: favoring one person or side over another; "a biased account
of the trial"; "a decision that was partial to the
defendant" [syn: biased, colored, coloured, slanted]
5: excessively devoted to one faction [syn: biased]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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