power-hungry
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power-hungry
adjective more power-hungry · most power-hungry
- Having a strong desire for power. The accused politician was a power-hungry man who broke the law so he could help his buddies.
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Of a device, using or requiring a large amount of electrical power.
The latest model is also the most power-hungry in the lineup.
Similar: power-intensive, energy-intensive
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adj having a strong desire for power
| Français | avide de pouvoir, assoiffé de pouvoir, qui a la soif du pouvoir |
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| Deutsch | machthungrig, machtgierig |
| Русский | властолюбивый vlastoljubivyj |
adj using or requiring a lot of electrical power
| Español | energívoro, requerir mucha energía, consumir mucha energía, intensivo enérgicamente, intensivo en energía |
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| Français | énergivore |
| Italiano | energivoro |
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