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deskbound

[ desk-bound ]
/ ˈdɛskˌbaʊnd /
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adjective

doing sedentary work; working exclusively at a desk.
unfamiliar with actualities or practical matters outside one's own job: deskbound executives who can't grasp production problems.
noncombatant: deskbound generals.

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RELATED WORDS

inactive, desk, idle, seated, settled, sitting, sluggish, stationary, torpid

Nearby words

  1. desk jockey,
  2. desk pad,
  3. desk work,
  4. desk-bound,
  5. desk-size,
  6. deskfast,
  7. deskill,
  8. deskman,
  9. desknote,
  10. deskperson

Origin of deskbound

First recorded in 1940–45; desk + -bound1
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British Dictionary definitions for desk-bound

desk-bound

adjective

engaged in or involving sedentary work, as at an office desk
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