TOP-HEAVY


Meaning of TOP-HEAVY in English

1.

Something that is ~ is larger or heavier at the top than at the bottom, and might therefore fall over.

...~ flowers such as sunflowers.

ADJ

2.

If you describe a business or other organization as ~, you mean that it has too many senior managers in relation to the number of junior managers or workers.

...~ bureaucratic structures.

ADJ disapproval

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