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adjective

laden

LAY-dun/ˈleɪdn/

Carrying or filled with a large amount of something.

The handcart is laden with tightly packed sacks and stacked crates.

A small wooden handcart laden with tightly packed sacks and stacked crates, its heavy load visibly compressing the tires.
Etymology
ladOld Englishto load, heap up, burden
+enEnglishpast participle ending

The verb meaning “to load” gives a participle describing something weighted down by a load. This also became a figurative description of someone burdened by age or other troubles.

In context

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It was heavily laden with troops, supplies, ammunition, and equipment.
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More examples

  • Branches laden with apples bend toward the ground.
  • The table is laden with dishes for the holiday meal.
  • The air is laden with dust from the construction site.

Forms

laden

Similar words

loaded
Emphasizes carrying a load, not necessarily a large amount.
full
Emphasizes occupied capacity rather than the weight being carried.