Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bleeding-edge

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.99 in modern English

Syllables: bleed-ing-edge
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to something, such as technology, which is too new and untested to be reliable or to have any assurance of safety; (in a weakened sense) that represents the latest developments in something.

noun

Alternative form of bleeding edge.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"As you'd expect from a bleeding-edge tablet, it has plenty of other high-end features as well."

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

more bleeding-edge (comparative) most bleeding-edge (superlative)

Questions

What does bleeding-edge mean?: Of or pertaining to something, such as technology, which is too new and untested to be reliable or to have any assurance of safety; (in a weakened sense) that represents the latest developments in something.

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