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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Among first-string players on a top-heavy roster, the Niners’ age is an even bigger factor.
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Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2024
This can help with cultural and market acclimatization while preventing a top-heavy structure that is disconnected from local business realities.
—Adi Vaxman, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
But at almost every juncture of his time in Anaheim, the club’s top-heavy roster, perennial injury problems and questionable spending decisions prevented that from happening.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2024
The sails and upper decks were too tall for the hull, which was top-heavy as a result.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 12 Aug. 2024
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Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2024
This can help with cultural and market acclimatization while preventing a top-heavy structure that is disconnected from local business realities.
—Adi Vaxman, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
But at almost every juncture of his time in Anaheim, the club’s top-heavy roster, perennial injury problems and questionable spending decisions prevented that from happening.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2024
The sails and upper decks were too tall for the hull, which was top-heavy as a result.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 12 Aug. 2024
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“Top-heavy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/top-heavy. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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