top-heavyishadj.
/ˌtɒpˈhɛvɪɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈtɑpˌ(h)ɛviɪʃ/ΚΠ
1824 J. Wight Mornings at Bow St. 155 Mr. Williamson denied this, and said Mr. Pendergast went overboard by accident, being rather top-heavy-ish.
1826 Australian (Sydney) 2 Aug. The gaoler conceiving the strangers to be ‘top-heavyish’, and ‘rum customers’, refused them admittance.
2. Somewhat top-heavy; that looks rather unbalanced or likely to topple over.Only in occasional, ad hoc use.
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the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > inequality > [adjective] > unbalanced
tickle1515
instable1599
untrimmeda1732
unbalanced1733
uncounterbalanced1780
bottom-heavy1819
unstable1839
out of balance1920
off-kilter1985
the world > matter > properties of materials > weight or relative heaviness > [adjective] > heavy > excessively > at top
top-heavy?1531
the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > unsteady movement > [adjective] > tottering > unstable > due to weight at top
top-heavy?1531
1853 G. J. Cayley Las Alforjas II. 204 A noble top-heavyish Gothic tower.
1897 Daily Tel. 2 Oct. 5/1 The hair is dressed high, the hat perched up at an ungraceful angle, in such a manner as to impart a top-heavyish appearance that is anything but becoming.
2021 @BrettRichey 11 Nov. in twitter.com (accessed 7 Feb. 2022) I don't mind the weird top-heavyish structure.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2022).
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adj.1824