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adjective
- 1. (of a knife or sword) having two cutting edges.
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having two possible and different meanings or effects: Climate changes are potentially double-edged in their consequences.
The meaning of DOUBLE-EDGED is having two cutting edges. How to use double-edged in a sentence.
having two possible and different meanings or effects: Climate changes are potentially double-edged in their consequences.
If you say that something is double-edged, you mean that its positive effects are balanced by its negative effects, or that its negative effects are greater. But tourism is double-edged, boosting the economy but damaging the environment.
IPA guide. Definitions of double-edged. adjective. capable of being interpreted in two usually contradictory ways. “ double-edged praise”. synonyms: ambiguous. having more than one possible meaning.
adjective. acting in two ways; having a dual effect. a double-edged law. (of a remark, argument, etc) having two possible interpretations, esp applicable both for and against or being really malicious though apparently innocuous. (of a sword, knife, etc) having a cutting edge on either side of the blade.
Definition of double-edged adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Having or able to have both favorable and unfavorable results. Webster's New World. Having a dual purpose. Combat troops with a double-edged mission. American Heritage. (comparable, figuratively) As dangerous for the user as the one it is used on.
adj. 1. acting in two ways; having a dual effect: a double-edged law. 2. (of a remark, argument, etc) having two possible interpretations, esp applicable both for and against or being really malicious though apparently innocuous. 3. (Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) (of a sword, knife, etc) having a cutting edge on either side of the blade.
double-edged meaning, definition, what is double-edged: having two different parts: Learn more.
