earthbound

adj
/ˈɝθbaʊnd/US

Etymology

From earth + -bound.

  1. inherited from *h₁er-
  2. inherited from *erþō
  3. inherited from *erþu
  4. inherited from eorþe
  5. inherited from erthe
  6. suffixed as earthbound — “earth + bound

Definitions

  1. Confined to the Earth

    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.
    • [B]ut only too often séances degenerate into pure sorcery or necromancy, attracting all kinds of undeveloped and earth-bound entities.
  2. Heading towards Earth.

  3. Unimaginative or mundane.

  4. + 1 more definition
    1. Alternative letter-case form of earthbound.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for earthbound. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA