overladenadj.n.
/ˌəʊvəˈleɪdn/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈleɪd(ə)n/ Overloaded, overburdened. Also figurative. Also as n.
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the world > matter > properties of materials > weight or relative heaviness > [adjective] > heavy or weighed down (with) > excessively
forladen1565
overloaden1568
overburdened1581
overladen1621
society > travel > transport > [adjective] > loading > overloaded
overloaded1671
overladen1866
the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > excessive amount or degree > [adjective] > provided with an excess of something
superfluous1531
overburdened1581
surcharged1615
overloaded1671
overladen1866
stinking1940
stinko1960
1621 P. Hume Flytting betwixt Montgomerie & Polwart (Hart) sig. A4v Ou'r-laiden [a1585 Tullibardine over laidnit] lowne.
a1637 B. Jonson Tale of Tub iii. iii, in Wks. (1640) III Ile ene leave all: and with the patient Asse, The over-laden Asse, throw off my burden, And cast mine office. View more context for this quotation
1654 E. Gayton Pleasant Notes Don Quixot vi. vi. 209 Will you like an overladen Tree, be propt up with a fork?
1769 H. Brooke Fool of Quality IV. xvii. 28 Death may bring rest to the weary and overladen.
1837 M. W. Shelley Falkner III. xv. 231 She listened meekly when his overladen heart spent itself in invectives against the whole system of life.
1866 J. Ruskin Crown Wild Olive (1898) iv. 195 Help up the overladen horses.
1880 Scribner's Monthly May 125/1 All available space in the overladen mackinaws needed to be reserved for the indispensable whisky.
1932 Pacific Affairs 5 396 Buddha taught his ethical concepts in a revolt against the overladen tabu world of India.
1991 New Scientist 29 June 52/2 Driving donkey carts and overladen pick-up trucks, they have always been an embarrassment to a district administration.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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