Definition of "cutting edge" []

• An effective quality or element. (noun)
• The position of greatest advancement or importance; the forefront: "California is on the cutting edge of trends that spread nationwide” ( Carl Ingram). (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "As a fifty-three-year-old, overweight male, I was not looking to be a cutting edge trendsetter."
• "Tyler Locke was this swashbuckling adventurer, his company was on the cutting edge of technology, and every person she met defied the nerd stereotype."
• "The Time Paradox is a provocative, informative treatise that combines cutting edge research with practical, hands-on guidance for self-change."