SINCE 1828
top-heavy
adjective
\ ˈtäp-ˌhe-vē
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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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top-heavy
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of top-heavy
: likely to fall over because the top part is too large and heavy for the bottom part
: having too many people whose job is to manage workers and not enough ordinary workers
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