top-heavy
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adjective \ˈtäp-ˌhe-vē\Definition of TOP-HEAVY
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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circa 1533
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