high-octane

English edit

high-octane (comparative higher-octane, superlative highest-octane)

(of fuel) Having a high octane number, good anti-knock characteristics; used in high performance vehicles.
Antonym: low-octane
- 1982, Terry Hayes, George Miller, Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior, spoken by Max (Mel Gibson):
  Now, to do the job, I need some high-octane gasoline.
(by extension) High powered, energetic, forceful or dynamic.
Antonym: low-octane
- 2008 January–February, Matt Bean, “Your cultural calendar: 7 things to look forward to this year”, in Men's Health, volume 23, number 1, →ISSN, page 135:
  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.
- 2016 October 24, Owen Gibson, “Is the unthinkable happening – are people finally switching the football off?”, in The Guardian‎^[1], London:
  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?
(of drinks) Highly intoxicating or caffeinated.
- 2013, Josh Christie, Maine Beer: Brewing in Vacationland‎^[2], Arcadia Publishing, →ISBN:
  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.

having a high octane number

high powered