earthbound
adjective
earth·bound
ˈərth-ˌbau̇nd 
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a dull and earthbound mind
we have too many earthbound worries to speculate on the number of angels who can dance on the head of a pin
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In pre-pandemic times, comic book adaptations were Teflon at the box office, but they’ve recently been greeted with grosses that are earthbound — or worse.
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Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 27 Dec. 2024
This almost didn’t happen, because finding the Venn diagram overlap between a movie that felt authentic to Deadpool, who is an earthbound anti-hero, raw and unvarnished storytelling, pretty gritty.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 27 Dec. 2024
But despite such heady material, the book itself is pleasurably earthbound and uncomplicated, shifting from one character in his Norwegian ensemble to the next with charm and intelligence, blending the wonder of science fiction with the moody intensity of a murder mystery.
—Mark Athitakis, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
As Ezri and their sisters parse supernatural horrors from earthbound ones, Solomon succeeds in evoking an atmosphere in which there is more than one way to feel haunted.
Canoes, by Maylis de Kerangal, translated from the French by Jessica Moore (Archipelago).
—The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 27 Dec. 2024
This almost didn’t happen, because finding the Venn diagram overlap between a movie that felt authentic to Deadpool, who is an earthbound anti-hero, raw and unvarnished storytelling, pretty gritty.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 27 Dec. 2024
But despite such heady material, the book itself is pleasurably earthbound and uncomplicated, shifting from one character in his Norwegian ensemble to the next with charm and intelligence, blending the wonder of science fiction with the moody intensity of a murder mystery.
—Mark Athitakis, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
As Ezri and their sisters parse supernatural horrors from earthbound ones, Solomon succeeds in evoking an atmosphere in which there is more than one way to feel haunted.
Canoes, by Maylis de Kerangal, translated from the French by Jessica Moore (Archipelago).
—The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Earthbound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/earthbound. Accessed 11 Jan. 2025.
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