Cellbound
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Confined to a prison cell. not-comparable
"Hardly a typical biopic, “Bronson” more or less takes place inside the head of its cellbound antihero (played by Tom Hardy), who also serves as the story’s narrator, appearing on a spotlighted stage as a sinister M.C. in burlesque makeup."
Example
More examples"Hardly a typical biopic, “Bronson” more or less takes place inside the head of its cellbound antihero (played by Tom Hardy), who also serves as the story’s narrator, appearing on a spotlighted stage as a sinister M.C. in burlesque makeup."
Etymology
From cell + bound.
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