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deskbound — UK US /ˈdeskbaʊnd/ adjective ► WORKPLACE having to work in an office, sitting at a desk: »I don t think I could live the rest of my working life being deskbound … Financial and business terms
deskbound — adjective restricted to working in an office rather than in an active physical capacity • Syn: ↑desk bound • Similar to: ↑inactive * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective : tied down to work at a desk an officer deskbound in Washington by a heart condition *… … Useful english dictionary
deskbound — /desk bownd /, adj. 1. doing sedentary work; working exclusively at a desk. 2. unfamiliar with actualities or practical matters outside one s own job: deskbound executives who can t grasp production problems. 3. noncombatant: deskbound generals.… … Universalium
deskbound — adjective Whose work confines him or her to a desk. The deskbound police officer had no opportunity to deal with street crime … Wiktionary
deskbound — adj. working at a desk … English contemporary dictionary
deskbound — desk•bound [[t]ˈdɛskˌbaʊnd[/t]] adj. cvb doing sedentary work; working exclusively at a desk • Etymology: 1940–45 … From formal English to slang
desk|bound — «DEHSK BOWND», adjective. 1. confined to work at a desk: »a deskbound clerk, deskbound functionaries. 2. more inclined to sit down than to be active: »a deskbound executive … Useful english dictionary
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