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stagebound

stagebound adjective: restricted to the stage.

Adjective

stagebound (not comparable)

  1. Restricted to the stage
    • But the playwright is stagebound: the best he or she can provide (in cinematic terms) is a series of medium-long shots.1989 December 22, Jack Helbig, “Sleuth”, in Chicago Reader

Origin of stagebound

From stage + bound.

Questions about stagebound

What does stagebound mean?
Stagebound means restricted to the stage.
What part of speech is stagebound?
Stagebound is an adjective.

Words near stagebound in the dictionary

  1. stage-whispered
  2. stage-whispering
  3. stage-whispers
  4. stageability
  5. stageable
  6. stagebound
  7. stagecoach
  8. stagecoached
  9. stagecoaches
  10. stagecoaching
  11. stagecoachman

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