laden

[ leyd-n ]

/ ˈleɪd n /

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adjective

burdened; loaded down.

verb (used with object)

to lade.

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Origin of laden

First recorded in 1585–95; lade + -en³, -en¹

OTHER WORDS FROM laden

un·lad·en, adjective

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How to use laden in a sentence

It’s one that never fails to make me laugh, one that seems to have only become more prominent in these pandemic-laden times.
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Spewing virus-laden droplets may not be the only way people and other animals send viruses into the air.
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For us, it’s an emotionally laden calculus, and we typically fail to apply it in quite the right way.
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All the open windows in the world can’t help if you’re swallowing globs of virus-laden spit.
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Any air that can leak through the sides, top or bottom of masks can carry virus-laden aerosols.
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Proceedings followed in the Admiralty, and the goods were not sold; but the ship was found to be rotten, and had to be unladen.
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The cans of new milk were unladen in the rain, Tess getting a little shelter from a neighbouring holly tree.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles|Thomas Hardy
Boats reach the sea from thence in a day and a-half; but their navigation back, even when unladen, is the labour of nine days.
The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson|Robert Southey
The carriage is moored, the horses are unshipped, wraps and overcoats speedily unladen and left in bond.
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On the other hand, such mistakes scarcely ever happen to individuals in an unladen train, kept in good array.
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British Dictionary definitions for laden

laden

/ (ˈleɪdən) /

verb

a past participle of lade 1

adjective

weighed down with a load; loaded

encumbered; burdened

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