power-hungry

comparative more power-hungry · superlative most power-hungry

1. idiomaticHaving a strong desire for power.

   The accused politician was a power-hungry man who broke the law so he could help his buddies.

2. businessOf a device, using or requiring a large amount of electrical power.

   The latest model is also the most power-hungry in the lineup.

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   Could we eventually see Class 800/802 trains exchanging their diesel engines for Fast Charge battery technology and 'opportunity charging', at each station stop on their long journey west? We're a long way from that being a possibility for heavy, power-hungry inter-city trains, but the Greenford line trial will provide GWR with the experience and data it needs to start the process of making diesel history.

   2023 August 23, Ben Jones, “A Fast Charge to DMUs' demise?”, in RAIL, number 990, page 33

   Synonyms: power-intensive, energy-intensive