Earthbound
/ˈɝθbaʊnd/ adj
adj ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Confined to the Earth; unable to leave Earth, either physically or spiritually.
""Music, Smiley, music! Now the vibrations should be better." "The higher spirits cannot reach earth-bound folk," said Mailey."
- 2 Alternative letter-case form of earthbound. alt-of
- 3 Heading towards Earth.
- 4 Unimaginative or mundane. figuratively
Adjective
- 1 confined to the earth wordnet
- 2 lacking wit or imagination wordnet
Example
More examples"Once the asteroids are spotted and their orbits determined, an earthbound asteroid can be nudged slightly off course with a satellite deflector or a high velocity projectile, or blown up with nuclear weapons, causing it to miss its deadly rendezvous."
Etymology
From earth + -bound.