Couchbound

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Confined to a couch, or refusing to move from it. not-comparable

    "He may be truly agoraphobic — he doesn’t venture outside until the sixth episode — but his couchbound apathy masks a ruthless manipulative streak, as when he cons a Meals on Wheels volunteer into delivering his lunches."

Example

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"He may be truly agoraphobic — he doesn’t venture outside until the sixth episode — but his couchbound apathy masks a ruthless manipulative streak, as when he cons a Meals on Wheels volunteer into delivering his lunches."

Etymology

From couch + bound.

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