two-edged

English

Etymology

From two +‎ edged.

Adjective

two-edged (not comparable)

1. (of an edged weapon etc) having two cutting edges
2. (by extension) having two, often contrasting, meanings or interpretations
   • 1973 December 1, Don McGaw, “Homosexual=Homophile=Gay=Gay Community?”, in Gay Community News, volume 1, number 24, page 4:

     Then there's that term 'gay'. Does that still mean all homosexual people? For some folks, as mentioned earlier, yes. For others, no. It is in reality a two-edged term. On the hand meaning all sisters and brothers, yet on the other hand sisters in the political, social, economic liberation movement, called Gay Liberation. It implies a political stand.

Translations

having two cutting edges

• Bulgarian: двуостър (dvuostǎr)
• Danish: tveægget
• Esperanto: ambaŭtranĉa
• Irish: défhaobhrach
• Manx: daa foyr
• Maori: huarua
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: tveegget

• Scottish Gaelic: dà-fhaobhrach, dà-fhaobhair

having two meanings or interpretations

• Bulgarian: двусмислен (bg) (dvusmislen)

See also

• double-edged