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earthbound1or earth-bound [ urth-bound ] / ˈɜrθˌbaʊnd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR earthbound ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivefirmly set in or attached to the earth. limited to the earth or its surface. having only earthly interests. lacking in imagination or sophistication: earthbound prose. Origin of earthbound1First recorded in 1595–1605; earth + -bound1 Words nearby earthboundEartha, earth almond, earth art, earth auger, earthborn, earthbound, earth closet, earthen, earthenware, Earth, evolution of, earth-god Definition for earthbound (2 of 2)earthbound2or earth-bound [ urth-bound ] / ˈɜrθˌbaʊnd /
adjectiveheaded for the earth: an earthbound meteorite. Origin of earthbound2First recorded in 1930–35; earth + -bound2 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for earthboundScooter Braun came across an earthbound angel on YouTube in 2008. Justin Bieber’s No Good, Very Bad Year: Alleged Prostitutes, Reckless Driving, and More|Amy Zimmerman|December 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST Sally carried the dreams of her earthbound sisters with grace and good humor. Lynn Sherr: Sally Ride’s Heroic and Trailblazing Life as an Astronaut|Lynn Sherr|July 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST Both the winged feathered kind, and the earthbound humanoids, waiting to be plucked. Why Smart People Are Dumb|Morley Safer|February 11, 2010|DAILY BEAST This was a proof that they needed one to come from above, that they might be delivered from their downward, earthbound nature. The Gospel of St. John|Frederick Denison Maurice
Whether explicitly stated or not, nature was seen as earthbound, the source of our existence, the provider. The Civilization of Illiteracy|Mihai Nadin Only earthbound creatures—like the star-fish, for instance—become all they can become in this sphere; man's soul must evolve. Browning's Heroines|Ethel Colburn Mayne The big moon, no longer smoking in the earthbound haze, had risen into the clear dominion of the upper sky. The Wave|Algernon Blackwood He is far away in his dreamings now, without a thought for his earthbound fellow-creatures. Egholm and his God|Johannes Buchholtz
British Dictionary definitions for earthbound
adjectiveconfined to the earth lacking in imagination; pedestrian or dull moving or heading towards the earth Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to earthboundsecular, lackluster, mundane, dreary, humdrum, earthen, earthy, tellurian, telluric, terrene, terrestrial, worldly, colorless, drab, dry, flat, flavorless, lifeless, ordinary, pedestrian |