1 (of a knife, etc.) having two cutting edges:
a double-edged blade / axe / dagger
2 (of a remark, comment, etc.) having two possible meanings
SYNAMBIGUOUS
3 having two different parts or uses, often parts that contrast with each other:
the double-edged quality of life in a small town-security and boredom
IDIOMS
be a double-edged sword / weapon to be sth that has both advantages and disadvantages
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is double-edged a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, double-edged is tagged as adjective.
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