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deskbound

adj

Etymology

From desk + bound, from the past participle of bind.

  1. derived from bombus — “a humming or buzzing”
  2. derived from bombitō — “hum, buzz”
  3. derived from bondir — “leap", "bound", originally "make a loud resounding noise”
  4. inherited from *bounden✻
  5. compounded as deskbound — “desk + bound”

Definitions

  1. Whose work confines him or her to a desk.

    • The deskbound police officer had no opportunity to deal with street crime.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA