Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Fastened in or to the soil.
  • adjective Attached or confined to the earth or to earthly concerns.
  • adjective Unimaginative; ordinary.

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  • adjective confined to the Earth
  • adjective unimaginative or mundane
  • adjective heading towards Earth

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  • adjective confined to the earth
  • adjective lacking wit or imagination

Etymologies

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earth +‎ bound

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Examples

  • Outside, she'll be in your environment: earthbound, which is foreign to her.

    Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine 2003

  • Outside, she'll be in your environment: earthbound, which is foreign to her.

    Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine 2003

  • Others improvised a kind of earthbound breaststroke.

    Techno artist Pantha Du Prince brings a liquid beat to U Street Music Hall 2010

  • Right now, Kidman's look has taken her beyond the shoals of representing that kind of earthbound experience.

    SFGate: Top News Stories Chronicle mlasalle@sfchronicle.com (Mick LaSalle 2011

  • But NASA's strong history of innovation, as well as our dominance in space, is in danger because President Barack Obama has decided to shift the agency's mission to more "earthbound" tasks.

    The Daily News - News 2010

  • But NASA's strong history of innovation, as well as our dominance in space, is in danger because President Barack Obama has decided to shift the agency's mission to more "earthbound" tasks.

    The Daily News - News 2010

  • But NASA's strong history of innovation, as well as our dominance in space, is in danger because President Barack Obama has decided to shift the agency's mission to more "earthbound" tasks.

    The Daily News - News 2010

  • But NASA's strong history of innovation, as well as our dominance in space, is in danger because President Barack Obama has decided to shift the agency's mission to more "earthbound" tasks.

    The Daily News - News 2010

  • But NASA's strong history of innovation, as well as our dominance in space, is in danger because President Barack Obama has decided to shift the agency's mission to more "earthbound" tasks.

    The Daily News - News 2010

  • But NASA's strong history of innovation, as well as our dominance in space, is in danger because President Barack Obama has decided to shift the agency's mission to more "earthbound" tasks.

    The Daily News - News 2010

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