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unfueled

unfueled

6.7
Without fuel to make a machine like a car or generator work
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈfjuld/
  • US
translation icon : sin combustible
  • The boat was left unfueled, floating quietly on the calm lake.

Examples

  • The unmanned missions were successful, thanks to the use of unfueled drones.

  • The engineer noted that the unfueled generator was still able to provide some power.

  • 240 degrees puts our people on him with unfueled aircraft on his decks.

    Midway (1976)

Synonyms

unpowered
vsunfueled
1 4.4

Not using electricity or an engine to move

is specific to lacking fuel rather than other power sources

Antonyms

fueled
  • US
3.5

Given power by fuel or another energy source

How Fueled

fueled
  • US
3.5
unfueled
  • US
6.7
empty
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

unfueled positive

Morphology

unfueled = fueled (transparent) = un + fuel + ed

The adjective is formed by adding the negative prefix 'un-' to 'fueled' (the past participle of 'fuel'), yielding a straightforward negation of being supplied with fuel.

Etymology

Unfueled starts with un- meaning 'not' and has fuel, which is 'something that gives power or fire'. So unfueled means 'not given fuel', used for machines or vehicles that do not have the fuel they need to run.