cellbound

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adjective

Confined to a prison cell.

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Meanings

adjectivecellbound (not comparable)
  1. not comparableConfined to a prison cell.

    Hardly a typical biopic, “Bronson” more or less takes place inside the head of its cellbound antihero (played by Tom Hardy), who also serves as the story’s narrator, appearing on a spotlighted stage as a sinister M.C. in burlesque makeup.

    2009 October 4, Dennis Lim, “Looking at an Inmate, Seeing an Artist”, in New York Times

Origin

From cell + bound.

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APA

cellbound. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cellbound

MLA

“cellbound.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cellbound. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cellbound,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cellbound.

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