It's good but lacks the edge to make it a great folk album.
The Sun (2009)
Critics say that the channel's dramas lack the creative edge of some of the drama series being produced in America and Scandinavia.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Their team have ability, but the boat lacked an edge of speed, especially in lighter wind conditions.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Definition of 'edge'
edge
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singular noun
If you say that someone or something has an edge, you mean that they have a powerful quality.
Definition of 'lack'
lack
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verb
If you say that someone or something lacks a particular quality or that a particular quality is lacking in them, you mean that they do not have any or enough of it.