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EARTHBOUND

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earth⋅bound

1  [urth-bound]
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–adjective
1. firmly set in or attached to the earth.
2. limited to the earth or its surface.
3. having only earthly interests.
4. lacking in imagination or sophistication: earthbound prose.
Also, earth-bound.

Origin:
1595–1605; earth + -bound 1

earth⋅bound

2  [urth-bound]
–adjective
headed for the earth: an earthbound meteorite.
Also, earth-bound.

Origin:
1930–35; earth + -bound 2
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earth·bound also earth-bound   (ûrth'bound')   
adj.  

  1. Fastened in or to the soil: earthbound roots.

    1. Attached or confined to the earth or to earthly concerns: an earthbound existence.

    2. Unimaginative; ordinary.

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