charged
adjective
1. of a particle or body or system; having a net amount of positive or negative electric charge
- charged particles
- a charged battery
Similar word(s): hot, live, electronegative, negative, electropositive, positive, polar
2. fraught with great emotion
- an atmosphere charged with excitement
- an emotionally charged speech
Similar word(s): emotional, supercharged
3. supplied with carbon dioxide
Similar word(s): effervescent, aerated
4. capable of producing violent emotion or arousing controversy
- the highly charged issue of abortion
Similar word(s): provocative
verb
1. simple past tense and past participle of charge