One-sided

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  one-sided
       adj 1: not reversible or capable of having either side out [syn: {nonreversible}]
              [ant: {reversible}]
       2: involving only one part or side; "unilateral paralysis"; "a
          unilateral decision" [syn: {unilateral}] [ant: {multilateral},
           {bilateral}]
       3: out of proportion in shape [syn: {ill-proportioned}, {lopsided}]
       4: favoring one person or side over another; "a biased account
          of the trial"; "a decision that was partial to the
          defendant" [syn: {biased}, {colored}, {coloured}, {slanted}]
       5: excessively devoted to one faction [syn: {biased}]