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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For starters, there’s the top-heavy, tank-like design with controls set above the door.
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Emily Farris, Bon Appétit, 18 Feb. 2025
Draft experts agree that this incoming quarterback class is somewhat thin and certainly top-heavy.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
The Chicken of Tomorrow contests of the 1940s gave way to a new breed of bird so top-heavy that their skinny legs can easily buckle under the weight of their enormous body.
—Kenny Torrella, Vox, 9 Feb. 2025
That is a massive win for Phoenix, even if the roster is top-heavy.
—Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic, 1 Feb. 2025
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Emily Farris, Bon Appétit, 18 Feb. 2025
Draft experts agree that this incoming quarterback class is somewhat thin and certainly top-heavy.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
The Chicken of Tomorrow contests of the 1940s gave way to a new breed of bird so top-heavy that their skinny legs can easily buckle under the weight of their enormous body.
—Kenny Torrella, Vox, 9 Feb. 2025
That is a massive win for Phoenix, even if the roster is top-heavy.
—Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic, 1 Feb. 2025
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“Top-heavy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/top-heavy. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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