pressurized
pres‧sur‧ized BrE AmE (also pressurised British English) /ˈpreʃəraɪzd/ adjective
[Word Family: adjective: ↑pressed, ↑pressing, ↑pressurized, ↑pressured; verb: ↑press, ↑pressure, ↑pressurize; noun: ↑press, ↑pressure, ↑pressing]
1. if a container or space is pressurized, the air, gas, or liquid inside it is kept at a controlled pressure:
a pressurized aircraft cabin
a pressurized water reactor
2. British English feeling worried, or making you feel worried, because of the number of things you have to do SYN pressured:
I feel very pressurized at the moment.
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