mixed
adjective
partly good and partly bad
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adjective
capable of being understood in two different ways or of having both good and bad effects
used for saying that two things are equally good or bad
a situation with as many bad qualities or effects as good ones
if something such as a particular situation or type of behaviour works both ways, it has equal advantages and disadvantages for everyone it involves
the good and bad aspects of something
if something cuts both ways, it has both good and bad aspects
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