çift ağızlı

Turkish - English

Definition of çift ağızlı in Turkish English dictionary

double-edged

Describing a blade, such as a sword or knife, that is sharp on both edges

Describing something that is 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.

{s} having two blades or cutting edges (of a sword, etc.); acting both ways, having a dual purpose or effect; capable of being interpreted two ways

If you say that a comment is double-edged, you mean that it has two meanings, so that you are not sure whether the person who said it is being critical or is giving praise. Even his praise is double-edged

capable of being interpreted in two usually contradictory ways; "double-edged praise

If you say that something is double-edged, you mean that its positive effects are balanced by its negative effects, or that its negative effects are greater. But tourism is double-edged, boosting the economy but damaging the environment a double-edged sword: see sword

capable of being interpreted in two usually contradictory ways; "double-edged praise"

Hyphenation

çift a·ğız·lı