Earthbound

//ˈɝθbaʊnd// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 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. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of earthbound. alt-of
  3. 3
    Heading towards Earth.
  4. 4
    Unimaginative or mundane. figuratively
Adjective
  1. 1
    confined to the earth wordnet
  2. 2
    lacking wit or imagination wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
earthlyprosaicaridbarrendrydull

Example

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"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.

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