Meaning of fuelish | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Consuming excessive amounts of fuel, especially fossil fuels.
2. Pertaining to fuel, especially in a manner that is considered silly.

Examples

“People who were "fuelish" would learn⟳ to conserve, or simply do without.”

“Driving fuel-efficient vehicles and using motorbikes when possible to replace⟳ or supplement vehicles are two of the ways Department of Fish⟳, Wildlife and Parks employees are attempting to become⟳ less fuelish and to lower transportation costs.”

“For the moment, there is no energy crisis, no gasoline rationing, no collection of conservation tips from oil companies, no twinge of un-Americanism from driving a car big enough to fit into comfortably, and no such thing as being "fuelish."”

“The fifty-five-mile-per-hour speed⟳ limit⟳, the unreliable cars that had been reconfigured to meet⟳ fuel efficiency standards, the constant reminders not to be “fuelish” served as reminders that one of America's oldest freedoms—the freedom to waste⟳—had been severely curtailed.”

“A heavy foot, aggressive driving in traffic, and other fuelish driving habits significantly reduce⟳ fuel economy and cost⟳ you dearly at the pump.”

“Special arrangements will be made, we understand⟳, to obviate the dire necessity of the costermonger having to consume⟳ his (s) moke! Smoke⟳, it is admitted, is "sootable" for many purposes; but the wisest plan⟳ is virtually the most “fuelish", viz. to burn it as additional fuel.”

“"Spring⟳ is only three tons away," says the Harrisburg Patriot. "A fuelish way of measuring," comments a correspondent.”

“What fuelish fancies! The crooks have⟳ wrung such abundant profits from the coupons that "no prison sentence could be long enough," as one courtroom bystander put⟳ it.”

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