high-octane
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.08 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of fuel, having a high octane number, good antiknock characteristics; used in high-performance vehicles.
adj
High-powered, energetic, forceful or dynamic.
adj
Of a drink, highly intoxicating or caffeinated.
Example Sentences
- "Now, to do the job, I need some high-octane gasoline."
- "So what if the Greeks never had BMX bikes? This year's Olympic Games, which kick off August 8 in China, add high-octane competitions—BMX racing and open-water swimming—and include sports like table tennis taken to Olympian levels."
- "Will the exponential growth in TV rights income at home and abroad that has fuelled the endless inflation of the Premier League’s high-octane balloon ever level off?"
- "There's no question that the high-octane beers of Marshall Wharf have had a massive influence on the breweries that have opened in Maine since 2007."
Etymology
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Chemistry.