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one-sidedly

one-sidedly adverb: in a one-sided or biased manner.

Adverb

one-sidedly (comparative more one-sidedly, superlative most one-sidedly)

  1. In a one-sided or biased manner.
    • Macaulay was concerned to interpret the seventeenth century in terms of the triumph of the Whigs as champions of public rights; and he upheld this one-sidedly but not malignantly.1913, G. K. Chesterton, chapter 1, in The Victorian Age in Literature
  2. In a manner which physically favors or uses only one side of something.
    • The man smiled one-sidedly.1915, B. M. Bower, chapter 11, in The Flying U's Last Stand
    • There was nothing Julia could tell her about sterilizing, or talcum powder, or keeping light out of the baby's eyes, or turning her over in her crib from time to time so that she shouldn't develop one-sidedly.1915, Kathleen Norris, chapter 4, in The Story of Julia Page

Synonyms of one-sidedly

Forms of one-sidedly

comparativemore one-sidedly
superlativemost one-sidedly

Origin of one-sidedly

From one-sided + -ly.

Questions about one-sidedly

What does one-sidedly mean?
One-sidedly means in a one-sided or biased manner.
What part of speech is one-sidedly?
One-sidedly is an adverb.

Words near one-sidedly in the dictionary

  1. one-shot learning
  2. one-shots
  3. one-shotted
  4. one-shotting
  5. one-sided
  6. one-sidedly
  7. one-sidedness
  8. one-sidely
  9. one-sixth
  10. one-size diaper
  11. one-size diapers

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