double-edged

English

Adjective

double-edged (comparative more double-edged, superlative most double-edged)

1. (not comparable) Of a blade, such as a sword or knife, sharp on both edges.
2. (comparable, figuratively) As dangerous for the user as the one it is used on.

   Slander is a double-edged weapon: you can hurt the reputation of another but it diminishes your own reputation that you debase yourself so much.

Coordinate terms

• single-edged

Derived terms

• double-edged sword

Translations

a blade that is sharp on both edges

• Armenian: երկսայրի (hy) (erksayri)
• Bulgarian: двуостър (dvuostǎr)
• Danish: tveægget
• French: à double tranchant (fr)
• German: zweischneidig (de)
• Greek: αμφίστομος (el) m (amfístomos), δίκοπος (el) m (díkopos)

  Ancient: ἀμφήκης (amphḗkēs)

• Hebrew: חֶרֶב פִּיפִיּוֹת (he) f (ẖérev pifiyót)
• Italian: a doppio taglio
• Maori: huarua
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: tveegget

• Old English: twieċġe, twieċġede
• Polish: obosieczny (pl)
• Portuguese: de dois gumes
• Romanian: cu două tăișuri
• Russian: обоюдоо́стрый (ru) (obojudoóstryj)
• Spanish: de doble filo
• Swedish: tveeggad (sv)

figuratively: possibly dangerous, ambiguous

• Armenian: երկսայրի (hy) (erksayri)
• German: zweischneidig (de)
• Greek: αμφίστομος (el) m (amfístomos)
• Italian: a doppio taglio
• Polish: obosieczny (pl)
• Romanian: cu două tăișuri

See also

• cut both ways