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double-edged

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ADJECTIVE
  1. capable of being interpreted in two usually contradictory ways
    double-edged praise

How To Use double-edged In A Sentence

  • The blades were usually double-edged and up to 90 cm, or a little over, in length, but early single-edged sabres are also known.
  • Expanding a restaurant business is the terrible double-edged mezzaluna of high-end catering. Times, Sunday Times
  • The foreleg, which is attached to the thigh by a very flexible articulation, is also a double-edged saw, but the teeth are smaller, more numerous, and closer than those of the thigh. Social Life in the Insect World
  • Like all air signs, Aquarians carry the double-edged gift of being able to detach their reason from their emotions, allowing them to rationalise their feelings and override base instincts or lustful passions.
  • The potential financial boost is a double-edged sword .
  • On her back she wore a simple double-edged sword, but her strength hid the massive weight that it really was.
  • Therefore, all of LTC Leonhard's principles have a dual, double-edged nature.
  • It's been said before that being well-known is a double-edged sword.
  • ' he replied, pulling from his waistcoat a curiously constructed pistol, having a double-edged spring knife attached to the barrel.
  • The double-edged nature of gas also induced uncertainty. Times, Sunday Times
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