earthbound

¹

Or earth-bound

[urth-bound]

adjective

1. firmly set in or attached to the earth.

2. limited to the earth or its surface.

3. having only earthly interests.

4. lacking in imagination or sophistication.

   earthbound prose.

earthbound

²

Or earth-bound

[urth-bound]

adjective

1. headed for the earth.

   an earthbound meteorite.

earthbound

/ ˈɜːθˌbaʊnd /

adjective

1. confined to the earth

2. lacking in imagination; pedestrian or dull

3. moving or heading towards the earth

Word History and Origins

Origin of earthbound¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; earth + -bound ¹

Origin of earthbound²

First recorded in 1930–35; earth + -bound ²

Example Sentences

Sparks is a master of the “earthbound” love story like “The Notebook,” while Shyamalan, the Oscar-nominated director of “The Sixth Sense,” is known for his fascination with the supernatural.

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Aliens may have embraced Elio, but earthbound audiences did not, marking the lowest opening weekend ever for a Pixar film and highlighting the challenges for original animated movies.

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As ever, everything is tethered to what our earthbound brains can imagine.

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And there are the more earthbound concerns about the president’s needless trade war, launching us into a recession as the living costs continue to ascend.

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With a normal earthbound telescope, one can only see the Serpens constellation in the northern part of the celestial hemisphere.

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Related Words

• dreary 
• humdrum 
• lackluster 
• mundane