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one-sided

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one-sid·ed (wnsdd)
adj.
1. Favoring one side or group; partial or biased: a one-sided view.
2. Characterized by the domination of one competitor over another: a one-sided basketball game.
3. Larger or more developed on one side: a one-sided pattern.
4. Existing or occurring on one side only.

one-sided·ly adv.
one-sided·ness n.

one-sided
Adjective
1. considering or favouring only one side of a matter: a one-sided version of events
2. having all the advantage on one side: it was a one-sided match with Brazil missing a succession of chances
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.one-sided - not reversible or capable of having either side out
2.one-sided - involving only one part or side; "unilateral paralysis"; "a unilateral decision"
3.one-sided - favoring one person or side over another; "a biased account of the trial"; "a decision that was partial to the defendant"
partial - showing favoritism

one-sided
adjective 1. unequal, unfair, uneven, unjust, unbalanced, lopsided, inequitable, ill-matched << OPPOSITE equal
Translations
Spanish one-sided [wʌnˈsaɪdɪd] adj [argument] → parcial; [decision, view] → unilateral; [game, contest] → desigual
French one-sided [wʌnˈsaɪdɪd] one adj [argument, decision] → unilatéral(e); [judgment, account] → partial(e); [contest] → inégal(e)
German one-sided [wʌnˈsaɪdɪd] adjeinseitig
Italian one-sided [wʌnˈsaɪdɪd] adj [decision, view] → unilaterale; [judgement, account] → parziale; [game, contest] → impari inv

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A CRAB said to her son, "Why do you walk so one-sided, my child?
Besides being advocates of bold action, this section also represented nationalism, which made them still more one-sided in the dispute.
Not quite the same, my dear, for my mouth is a little more one-sided than it used to be; but pretty nearly the same.
 
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