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two-edged

two-edged adjective: having two cutting edges.

Adjective

two-edged (not comparable)

  1. having two cutting edges
  2. (broadly) having two, often contrasting, meanings or interpretations
    • 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...1973 December 1, Don McGaw, “Homosexual=Homophile=Gay=Gay Community?”, in Gay Community News, volume 1, number 24, page 4

Origin of two-edged

From two + edged.

Phrases with two-edged

Questions about two-edged

What does two-edged mean?
Two-edged means having two cutting edges.
What part of speech is two-edged?
Two-edged is an adjective.

Words near two-edged in the dictionary

  1. two-dish rice
  2. two-dollar shop
  3. two-dollar word
  4. two-dollar words
  5. two-double
  6. two-edged
  7. two-edged sword
  8. two-edged swords
  9. two-eyed
  10. two-eyed jack
  11. two-eyed jacks

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