Cellbound

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 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."

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"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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