one-sidedlyadv.
/ˌwʌnˈsʌɪdᵻdli/, U.S. /ˈwənˈsaɪdᵻdli/ In a one-sided or lopsided fashion; from a biased or partial viewpoint.
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1854 H. W. Beecher in Independent (N.Y.) 19 Oct. 1/3 Our old Shanghai steps up with a pert how-do-ye-do-sir, cocking his eye one-sidedly at you.
1899 H. Sweet Hist. Lang. i. 1 To look at language from a more or less onesidedly formal or logical point of view.
1957 Times Lit. Suppl. 22 Mar. 174/3 His sympathies are so one-sidedly Jewish that he sometimes makes a reader sales-resistant.
1981 B. Arnold Muted Swan viii. 185 I stood silently in front of him, watching our conversation trickle away one-sidedly.
2000 G. Meilaender Things That Count i. iii. 46 This freedom can mean only that this common will cannot be one-sidedly dictated by the husband, but must be achieved in partnership.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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