top-heavy

1. 1.

   unstable by being overloaded at the top

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Questions about top-heavy

What does top-heavy mean?

top-heavy means "unstable by being overloaded at the top".

How many syllables are in top-heavy?

top-heavy has 4 syllables and divides as to-p-he-a-vy under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is top-heavy a common word?

top-heavy is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.