high-octane adjective3 •Of fuel, having a high octane number, good antiknock characteristics; used in high-performance vehicles.Now, to do the job, I need some high-octane gasoline. — 1982 •(figurative) High-powered, energetic, forceful or dynamic.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? — 2016 •(figurative) Of a drink, highly intoxicating or caffeinated.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. — 2013 formshigher-octane · highest-octane