Definition of Deskbound

1. Adjective. Restricted to working in an office rather than in an active physical capacity.

Exact synonyms: Desk-bound
Similar to: Inactive

Definition of Deskbound

1. Adjective. (context: of an employee) Whose work confines him or her to a desk. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Deskbound

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Deskbound

desitions
desitive
desitives
desk
desk-bound
desk clerk
desk dictionary
desk job
desk jockey
desk jockeys
desk officer
desk phone
desk pilot
desk pilots
desk sergeant
deskbound (current term)
desked
deskew
deskewed
deskewing
deskews
deskfast
deskfasts
deskill
deskilled
deskilling
deskills
desking
desklamp
desklamps

Literary usage of Deskbound

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Landscapes of Western Provence and Languedoc-Roussillon: A Countryside Guide by John Underwood, Pat Underwood (2004)
"The walks have been graded for the deskbound person who nevertheless keeps reasonably fit. Our timings average 4km per hour on the flat, plus 20 minutes for ..."

2. Landscapes of Eastern Provence by John Underwood, Pat Underwood (2002)
"The walks have been graded for the deskbound person who nevertheless keeps reasonably fit. Our timings average 4km per hour on the flat, plus 20 minutes for ..."

3. National Regulation of Inter-state Commerce by Charles Carroll Bonney (1882)
"This eliminates the need (and the inconvenience) for someone to remain deskbound awaiting a call from the traveling lawyer and not knowing when or whether ..."

4. Environmental Performance Reviews (1997)
"... Nature Conservation Bureau is just 50 people, all of them deskbound. The 700 personnel of the Korea National Park Authority focus on managing the large ..."

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