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overladen

adjective

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Wiktionary

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English laden English overladen From over- + laden.

  1. Packed heavily, especially beyond normal capacity; overloaded.

    “The tray was overladen with food.”

    “The trunk was overladen with clothes.”

  2. Burdened excessively.

    “The student is overladen with homework.”

    “The first-time parents are overladen with new responsibility.”

verb

  1. past participle of overlade