supercharged

[soo-per-chahrjd]

adjective

1. equipped with a supercharger.

2. (of a gas or liquid) subjected to pressurization.

3. full of energy, emotion, tension, etc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of supercharged¹

First recorded in 1885–90; supercharge + -ed ²

Example Sentences

It is part of a dramatic transformation of Russia’s education system that gained pace after the Kremlin’s annexation of Crimea in 2014 but was supercharged by the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

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Before the pandemic supercharged home price gains, it took four years of salary on average to buy a home, with homes in 22 metropolitan areas carrying a multiple of roughly three years or less.

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Before the pandemic supercharged home price gains, it took four years of salary on average to buy a home, with homes in 22 metropolitan areas carrying a multiple of roughly three years or less.

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But this offseason, the NFL made a little-noticed change that gave teams access to the balls long before game day—and it has quickly ushered in a year of supercharged kicking.

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Look at the trouble Republicans are having even letting supercharged pandemic-era ObamaCare subsidies expire.

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