two-sided

[ too-sahy-did ]

adjective

1. having two sides; bilateral.
2. having two aspects or characters.

two-sided

adjective

1. having two sides or aspects
2. controversial; debatable

   a two-sided argument

Other Words From

• two-sided·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of two-sided¹

First recorded in 1860–65; two + side ¹ + -ed ³

Example Sentences

Recurring images of a massive barge stacked high with shipping containers send a curiously two-sided message here: Amazon will continue no matter what, but so will efforts to unionize.

From Los Angeles Times

A legitimate citation is either a two-sided piece of paper with instructions on how to pay the fine, or a yellow ticket in an envelope, officials said.

From Los Angeles Times

Like everything in the book, it’s a two-sided relationship.

From Salon

“The risks are really two-sided here,” he said on Wednesday, though he saw the go-slow risk as doing “unnecessary harm to employment.”

From New York Times

This view of two-sided complexity is so true.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• bilateral
• collective
• reciprocal