adjective
1. bearing a heavy burden of work or difficulties or responsibilities (Freq. 1)
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she always felt burdened by the load of paper work
• Ant: ↑unburdened
• Similar to:
2. bearing a physically heavy weight or load
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tree limbs burdened with ice
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a heavy-laden cart
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loaded down with packages
• Syn: ↑heavy-laden, ↑loaded down
• Similar to: ↑encumbered
Useful english dictionary. 2012.