DOUBLE-EDGED


Meaning of DOUBLE-EDGED in English

1.

If you say that a comment is ~, you mean that it has two meanings, so that you are not sure whether the person who said it is being critical or is giving praise.

Even his praise is ~.

ADJ

2.

If you say that something is ~, you mean that its positive effects are balanced by its negative effects, or that its negative effects are greater.

But tourism is ~, boosting the economy but damaging the environment...

a ~ sword: see sword

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