adj · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Partial or biased in favour of one faction or demographic group.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
We were robbed! That referee was definitely one-sided.
Meaning relationships
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2
adj
Meaning 2
With one competitor dominant over the other.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
It was a swift, one-sided fight, all over in the second round.
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3
adj
Meaning 3
Out of proportion or lopsided.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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4
adj
Meaning 4
Having only one side, like a Möbius strip.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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5
adj
Meaning 5
Turned to one side.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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6
adj
Meaning 6
That is necessarily or absolutely different than the respective coordinate alethic or temporal modality, but not its opposite.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract