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• adjective
Carrying or bearing a heavy weight, full cargo, or abundant quantity of something.
"The delivery truck arrived with pallets of fresh produce, fully loaded for the weekend market."
Charged with hidden meaning, emotional subtext, or an underlying bias intended to influence opinion or trap a respondent (especially of a question, word, or statement).
"The moderator intervened when the panelist asked a loaded question designed to force an unfair admission."
Containing live ammunition, or fitted with a necessary operating supply such as film or data.
"The antique musket displayed in the museum case was verified to be completely unloaded rather than loaded."
Possessing a great deal of money or personal wealth (used in informal contexts).
"After selling his software startup to a major corporation, everyone in town assumed he was loaded."
North American Served with an abundance of extra toppings, such as melted cheese, sour cream, bacon, and chives (especially of baked potatoes, nachos, or fries).
"We ordered a plate of loaded nachos to share at the table before our main courses arrived."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Formed from the verb 'load' (from Old English 'lad', meaning 'way, course, or carrying of goods') plus the participial suffix '-ed'. The figurative sense of a 'loaded question' or 'loaded words' emerged in the early 20th century, drawing on the earlier 17th-century notion of dice weighted with lead to guarantee a predetermined outcome.