Definitions for earthboundˈɜrθˌbaʊnd

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

earth•boundˈɜrθˌbaʊnd(adj.)

  1. firmly set in or attached to the earth.

  2. limited to the earth or its surface.

  3. having only earthly interests.

  4. unimaginative.

Origin of earthbound:

1595–1605; see -bound1

earth•boundˈɜrθˌbaʊnd(adj.)

  1. headed for the earth:

    an earthbound meteor.

Origin of earthbound:

1930–35; see -bound2

Princeton's WordNet

  1. earthbound(adj)

    confined to the earth

  2. pedestrian, prosaic, prosy, earthbound(adj)

    lacking wit or imagination

    "a pedestrian movie plot"

Wiktionary

  1. earthbound(Adjective)

    confined to the Earth

  2. earthbound(Adjective)

    unimaginative or mundane

  3. earthbound(Adjective)

    heading towards Earth


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