two-sided

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adjective

having two, sides; bilateral.

having two aspects or characters.

Origin:
1860–65; two + side¹ + -ed³

Related forms

two-sid·ed·ness, noun

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two-sided

—*adj*
1.	having two sides or aspects
2.	controversial; debatable: a two-sided argument

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