Double-edged
Double-edged adjective - Having an often intentionally veiled or uncertain meaning.
Usage example: her double-edged remark that she hoped that I ultimately got what I deserved
Elliptical and double-edged are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Elliptical" instead an adjective phrase "Double-edged".
Elliptical
Elliptical adjective - Having an often intentionally veiled or uncertain meaning.
Usage example: the poet's elliptical style is such that the reader often senses that an allusion is being made—but to what exactly?
Double-edged and elliptical are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Double-edged" instead an adjective "Elliptical".
Nearby Word: elliptic
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- short and double-edged
- short and elliptical
- incisive and double-edged
- incisive and elliptical
- ambiguous and double-edged
- ambiguous and elliptical
- cryptic and double-edged
- cryptic and elliptical
- dark and double-edged
- dark and elliptical
- trenchant and double-edged
- trenchant and elliptical
- paradoxical and double-edged
- paradoxical and elliptical
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