asymmetrical

Adjective
US[ey-suh-met-rih-kuhl]/ˌeɪsəˈmɛtrɪkəl/5 syllables
Synonyms: asymmetriccrooked

Open English WordNet

Adjective (2)

  1. characterized by asymmetry in the spatial arrangement or placement of parts or componentsSynonyms: asymmetricSimilar noninterchangeable, lopsided, unsymmetricSee also irregular, unshapely
  2. irregular in shape or outline“asymmetrical features”“a dress with a crooked hemline”Synonyms: crookedOpposite regularSimilar irregular

Related words asymmetry noun

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

As′ym·met′ric (…), As′ym·met′ri·cal (…) adjective

Origin: See Asymmetrous.

1. Incommensurable. obsolete

2. Not symmetrical; wanting proportion; esp., not bilaterally symmetrical. Thomas Henry Huxley

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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