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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However, as with its predecessor, this case is still a little top-heavy.
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Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 28 Feb. 2025
Or top-heavy states like Arizona, Oregon and Washington.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2025
Smaller lenses and sensors have an impact on image quality, so expensive phones often have gargantuan camera arrays that can make phones top-heavy.
—Ryan Whitwam, Ars Technica, 24 Feb. 2025
Nashville is a pretty top-heavy team, so whoever slots with those wingers tends to be in a position to succeed.
—Shayna Goldman, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
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Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 28 Feb. 2025
Or top-heavy states like Arizona, Oregon and Washington.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2025
Smaller lenses and sensors have an impact on image quality, so expensive phones often have gargantuan camera arrays that can make phones top-heavy.
—Ryan Whitwam, Ars Technica, 24 Feb. 2025
Nashville is a pretty top-heavy team, so whoever slots with those wingers tends to be in a position to succeed.
—Shayna Goldman, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Top-heavy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/top-heavy. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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