adjective

fuelled

fueled by, intensified by

It was an alcohol-fuelled argument.

It was an alcohol-fueled argument.

The media-fuelled panic spread quickly.

The media-fueled panic spread quickly.

((noun))-fueled ((noun)) describes something powered or intensified by something It was an alcohol-fueled argument.

Synonyms: powered, driven, provoked, sustained.

The past participle of the verb 'to fuel', used as an adjective. It comes from the idea of supplying with fuel.

Think of something being 'filled' with a 'fuel' (like anger, alcohol, or debt) that makes it happen.

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