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double-edged

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌdʌbəlˈɛdʒd/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(dub′əl ejd′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
dou•ble-edged  (dub′əl ejd′),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Mechanical Engineeringhaving two cutting edges, as a razor blade.
  2. capable of acting two ways or having opposite effects:a double-edged argument.
  • 1545–55

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
double-edged 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. (of a sword, knife, etc) having a cutting edge on either side of the blade
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