1. unable to fly or leave the ground
2. lacking imagination or spiritual awareness; mundane
3. heading toward or destined for Earth

Examples

• The injured bird remained earthbound until its wing healed.
• After the engine failure, the plane was earthbound for weeks.
• His earthbound thinking prevented him from considering creative solutions.
• She felt too earthbound to appreciate the poet’s mystical verses.
• The earthbound spacecraft began its descent through the atmosphere.
• Unlike her dreamy sister, she was practical and earthbound.
• The earthbound cargo ship carried supplies from the space station.