Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having two keen edges.
- adjective Being such that two contrasting meanings, effects, or interpretations are possible.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having two edges, or edges on both sides; hence, cutting or effective both ways: as, a two-edged sword; a two-edged argument.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Having two edges, or edges on both sides.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective of an edged weapon, etc. having two
cutting edges - adjective by extension having two, often
contrasting ,meanings orinterpretations
Etymologies
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Examples
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For the Obama administration, this success is a two-edged sword.
Ed Koch: Canada Appears More Protective of Its Children Than Is The U.S. Ed Koch 2010
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That's because when it comes to consumer pricing, the recession is a two-edged sword.
Now Is A Good Time To Haggle Over A TV - The Consumerist 2009
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The word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
Recovering From Religious Abuse Jack Watts 2011
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For the Obama administration, this success is a two-edged sword.
Ed Koch: Canada Appears More Protective of Its Children Than Is The U.S. Ed Koch 2010
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That was what made her a two-edged sword, he thought to himself; creative enough to start something like that at the advanced age of twenty-two, impractical enough to start something like that at the advanced age of twenty-two.
My First Abortion Con Chapman 2011
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I have written in the past about the two-edged sword of social media around the world.
Alan W. Silberberg: Spies Really "Like" Us Alan W. Silberberg 2011
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The word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
Recovering From Religious Abuse Jack Watts 2011
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The word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
Recovering From Religious Abuse Jack Watts 2011
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I have written in the past about the two-edged sword of social media around the world.
Alan W. Silberberg: Spies Really "Like" Us Alan W. Silberberg 2011
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For the Obama administration, this success is a two-edged sword.
Ed Koch: Canada Appears More Protective of Its Children Than the US Ed Koch 2010
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