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Double-edged

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Adjective

1. double-edged

capable of being interpreted in two usually contradictory ways

Example Sentences:
'double-edged praise'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Double-edged

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adjective
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. 
(of a sword, knife, etc) having a cutting edge on either side of the blade

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Double-edged

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adjective
1. 
having two cutting edges
2. 
applicable against, as well as for, as an argument
3. 
having the expected favorable results but also unanticipated unfavorable results
: often in the phrase double-edged sword

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Double-edged

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adj.
1. Having two cutting edges: a double-edged blade.
2.
a. Effective or capable of being interpreted in two ways: double-edged praise.
b. Having a dual purpose: combat troops with a double-edged mission.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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