Having two edges or two sharp sides; double-edged or two-sided.
From Latin 'anceps' (two-headed, ambiguous, dangerous) plus the adjective suffix '-al,' where 'anceps' comes from 'ambi-' (both) and 'caput' (head).
The Latin root 'anceps' meant something was genuinely dangerous because it could cut two ways—literally or metaphorically. This word captures how ambiguity itself can be threatening.
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