hardbound

adjective

hard·​bound ˈhärd-ˌbau̇nd 

: hardcover

Examples of hardbound in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Garth Brooks will release The Anthology Part V: The Comeback, The First Five Years, the latest installment in his hardbound anthology series, on April 4. —Melinda Newman, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019

This question is prompted by a slender hardbound copy currently on view at the Grolier Club. —Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024

The Acme Novelty Date Book Volume Three by Chris Ware, published by Drawn & Quarterly in October, 2024, 208 pages in full color, hardbound, $49.95. —Rob Salkowitz, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024

Throughout his career, which spanned much of the 20th century, Wheeler kept detailed journals — large, hardbound notebooks bursting with every insight, hunch, dead end and breakthrough. —Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024

These glossy, aesthetically-pleasing, hardbound treasure tomes provide a signature stamp of style to even the most minimalist living spaces. —Adam Mansuroglu, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019

The new set, which includes a Blu-Ray disc and a hardbound book, devotes a disc apiece to Clapton’s rock, blues and orchestral shows at the Royal Albert Hall. —George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Dec. 2023

Book bargains: Don’t forget that Friends of the Parma Libraries are selling all adult hardbound books for 50 cents each through Sept. 1. —Carol Kovach, cleveland, 23 Aug. 2022

The Friends of the Parma Libraries still has a large inventory of adult hardbound books that will be on sale throughout the month of May. Cost is 50 cents per book and there is no limit. —Carol Kovach, cleveland, 3 May 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1906, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hardbound

• abound
• aground
• around
• astound
• background
• campground
• clothbound
• confound
• earthbound
• eastbound
• expound
• fairground