word-boundadj.

Brit.

/ˈwəːdbaʊnd/, U.S.

/ˈwərdˌbaʊnd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: word n., bound adj.²

Etymology: < word n. + bound adj.²

1. Constrained or limited in respect of words; esp. unable to use words freely or fluently. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > taciturnity or reticence > [adjective]

unspeakinga1382

speechless1390

mutec1400

dumb1406

silenta1425

peaceablec1425

secretc1440

of few wordsa1500

tongue-tied1529

mum1532

closec1540

strait-laced1546

tongue-dumb1556

incommunicable1568

sparing1568

inconversable1577

retentive1599

wordless1604

mumbudget1622

uncommunicable1628

monastica1631

word-bound1644

on (also upon) the reserve1655

strait-mouthed1664

oyster-like1665

incommunicative1670

mumchance1681

speechless1726

taciturnous1727

tongue-tacked1727

monosyllabic1735

silentish1737

untalkative1739

silentious1749

buttoned-up1767

taciturn1771

close as wax1772

untittletattling1779

reticent1825

voiceless1827

say-nothing1838

unremonstrant1841

still1855

unvocal1858

inexpansive186.

short-tongued1864

non-communicating1865

tight-lipped1876

unworded1886

chup1896

tongue-bound1906

shut-mouthed1936

zip-lipped1943

shtum1958

1644 W. Newport Fall of Man 23 For a Christian to be absolutely word-bound, to be tied so to anothers forme or his own, that he hath no liberty to vary in any expression, is a great bondage.

1714 Spectator No. 560. ⁋2 If I appear a little word-bound in my first..responses, I hope it will..be imputed..to the long disuse of speech.

1916 H. G. Wells Mr. Britling sees it Through ii. i. 31 At any rate, if he himself felt rather word-bound, the fountain was nimble and entertaining.

1923 W. de la Mare in Times Lit. Suppl. 3 May 294/2 No excessive risk of becoming grammar-conscious and word-bound.

†2. Bound by one's word or promise. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > agreement > promise > [adjective] > bound by promise

troth-plighta1300

sworna1325

plightedc1390

assured1426

jurate1433

abjured1552

sure1567

trothed1567

obliged1600

testeda1616

ingudged1650

betrothed1651

sacramental1785

undertaking1786

oath-bound1795

committed1821

word-bound1836

tied1876

1836 J. Baillie Separation ii. iii Learn from him The story of the war. Word-bound he is not: He'll tell it willingly.

3. Constrained by the fact of being expressed in words; overly concerned with words.

1933 Philosophy 8 233 We find..that ‘contradiction’ cannot deal with opposites, that the ‘excluded middle’ only serves for a world of word-bound things.

1955 Times 21 Nov. 3/2 In Hugo Wolf, phrasing is word-bound, but refinements of verbal interpretation do not rob her singing of musical quality.

1991 Chicago Tribune 15 Aug. e8/6 Much of Kane's work is wordbound, involving itself with art theory, but the piece on show is more direct.

2007 Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (Nexis) 18 Mar. 12 f Unfortunately, another topic of Smiley's novel—the movies—is equally challenging to depict in a word-bound book.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	word-bound
释义	word-boundadj. Brit. /ˈwəːdbaʊnd/, U.S. /ˈwərdˌbaʊnd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: word n., bound adj.² Etymology: < word n. + bound adj.² 1. Constrained or limited in respect of words; esp. unable to use words freely or fluently. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > taciturnity or reticence > [adjective] unspeakinga1382 speechless1390 mutec1400 dumb1406 silenta1425 peaceablec1425 secretc1440 of few wordsa1500 tongue-tied1529 mum1532 closec1540 strait-laced1546 tongue-dumb1556 incommunicable1568 sparing1568 inconversable1577 retentive1599 wordless1604 mumbudget1622 uncommunicable1628 monastica1631 word-bound1644 on (also upon) the reserve1655 strait-mouthed1664 oyster-like1665 incommunicative1670 mumchance1681 speechless1726 taciturnous1727 tongue-tacked1727 monosyllabic1735 silentish1737 untalkative1739 silentious1749 buttoned-up1767 taciturn1771 close as wax1772 untittletattling1779 reticent1825 voiceless1827 say-nothing1838 unremonstrant1841 still1855 unvocal1858 inexpansive186. short-tongued1864 non-communicating1865 tight-lipped1876 unworded1886 chup1896 tongue-bound1906 shut-mouthed1936 zip-lipped1943 shtum1958 1644 W. Newport Fall of Man 23 For a Christian to be absolutely word-bound, to be tied so to anothers forme or his own, that he hath no liberty to vary in any expression, is a great bondage. 1714 Spectator No. 560. ⁋2 If I appear a little word-bound in my first..responses, I hope it will..be imputed..to the long disuse of speech. 1916 H. G. Wells Mr. Britling sees it Through ii. i. 31 At any rate, if he himself felt rather word-bound, the fountain was nimble and entertaining. 1923 W. de la Mare in Times Lit. Suppl. 3 May 294/2 No excessive risk of becoming grammar-conscious and word-bound. †2. Bound by one's word or promise. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > agreement > promise > [adjective] > bound by promise troth-plighta1300 sworna1325 plightedc1390 assured1426 jurate1433 abjured1552 sure1567 trothed1567 obliged1600 testeda1616 ingudged1650 betrothed1651 sacramental1785 undertaking1786 oath-bound1795 committed1821 word-bound1836 tied1876 1836 J. Baillie Separation ii. iii Learn from him The story of the war. Word-bound he is not: He'll tell it willingly. 3. Constrained by the fact of being expressed in words; overly concerned with words. Π 1933 Philosophy 8 233 We find..that ‘contradiction’ cannot deal with opposites, that the ‘excluded middle’ only serves for a world of word-bound things. 1955 Times 21 Nov. 3/2 In Hugo Wolf, phrasing is word-bound, but refinements of verbal interpretation do not rob her singing of musical quality. 1991 Chicago Tribune 15 Aug. e8/6 Much of Kane's work is wordbound, involving itself with art theory, but the piece on show is more direct. 2007 Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (Nexis) 18 Mar. 12 f Unfortunately, another topic of Smiley's novel—the movies—is equally challenging to depict in a word-bound book. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1644
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