top-heavy
adjective
1
: having the top part too heavy for the lower part
2
: having too high a proportion of administrators
a top-heavy bureaucracy
3
: oversupplied with one element at the expense of others : lacking balance
a novel top-heavy with description
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While Harris Reed had more exaggerated bottom lashes and more clustered to the outer wing, lashes at Dreaming Eli were more centered and top-heavy, leaving the bottom lashes natural.
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Essence, 23 Sep. 2025
If your lashes are too top-heavy, the mascara may weigh your lashes down and cause the opposite effect.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 10 Sep. 2025
Cramer is referencing the idea that some investors worry the market has become too top-heavy and are looking for stock opportunities in potentially under-the-radar places.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
The Raiders are a top-heavy team built to press the softest pressure points on Vrabel’s roster.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
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Essence, 23 Sep. 2025
If your lashes are too top-heavy, the mascara may weigh your lashes down and cause the opposite effect.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 10 Sep. 2025
Cramer is referencing the idea that some investors worry the market has become too top-heavy and are looking for stock opportunities in potentially under-the-radar places.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
The Raiders are a top-heavy team built to press the softest pressure points on Vrabel’s roster.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for top-heavy
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“Top-heavy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/top-heavy. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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