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earthbound.

Confined to the Earth; unable to leave Earth, either physically or spiritually.

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Meaning & usage

adj/ˈɝθbaʊnd/General-American

  1. Confined to the Earth; unable to leave Earth, either physically or spiritually.

  2. Heading towards the planet Earth.

  3. Unimaginative or mundane.

    figuratively
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁er-der. Proto-Germanic *erþō Proto-West Germanic *erþu Old English eorþe Middle English erthe English earth Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Germanic *būaną Old Norse búinnbor. Middle English bownde English bound English -bound English earthbound From earth + -bound.

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