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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: not reversible or capable of having either side out [syn: nonreversible, one-sided] [ant: reversible, two- sided]
2: involving only one part or side; "unilateral paralysis"; "a unilateral decision" [syn: unilateral, one-sided] [ant: many-sided, multilateral]
3: favoring one person or side over another; "a biased account of the trial"; "a decision that was partial to the defendant" [syn: biased, colored, coloured, one-sided, slanted]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: circa 1802 1. a. (1) having one side prominent ; lopsided (2) having or occurring on one side only b. limited to one side ; partial <a one-sided interpretation> 2. unilateral <a one-sided decision> • one-sidedly adverb • one-sidedness noun

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

One-sided One`-sid"ed, a. 1. Having one side only, or one side prominent; hence, limited to one side; partial; unjust; unfair; as, a one-sided view or statement. ``Unguarded and one-sided language.'' --T. Arnold. 2. (Bot.) Growing on one side of a stem; as, one-sided flowers. -- One`-sid"ed-ly, adv. -- One`-sid"ed*ness, n.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

1. If you say that an activity or relationship is one-sided, you think that one of the people or groups involved does much more than the other or is much stronger than the other. The negotiating was completely one-sided... ADJ 2. If you describe someone as one-sided, you are critical of what they say or do because you think it shows that they have considered only one side of an issue or event. There has been a very one-sided account of her problems with Ted. = biased ADJ [disapproval]

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. Partial, unjust, unfair, prejudiced.