earth·bound also earth-bound (ûrth¹bound´) adjective
- Fastened in or to the soil: earthbound roots.
- a. Attached or confined to the earth or to earthly concerns: an earthbound existence. b. Unimaginative; ordinary.
- Headed for the earth: an earthbound meteor.1
- . A popular role playing game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, released in Japan as “Mother 2″.
1 Excerpted from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Third Edition © 1996 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Electronic version licensed from INSO Corporation; further reproduction and distribution in accordance with the Copyright Law of the United States. All rights reserved.
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