one-sided

Adjective
Synonyms: nonreversibleunilateralbiasedcoloredcolouredslanted

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (3)

  1. not reversible or capable of having either side outSynonyms: nonreversible
  2. involving only one part or side“unilateral paralysis”“a unilateral decision”Synonyms: unilateral
  3. favoring one person or side over another“a biased account of the trial”“a decision that was partial to the defendant”Synonyms: biasedcoloredcolouredslanted
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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] -- One`-sid"ed*ly, adv. -- One`-sid"ed*ness, n. [1913 Webster]

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