DOUBLE-EDGED


Meaning of DOUBLE-EDGED in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌdə-bəl-ˈejd ]

adjective

Date: 15th century

1. : having two cutting edges

a double-edged knife

2.

a. : having two components or aspects

a spy with a double-edged mission

b. : capable of being taken in two ways

a double-edged remark

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.