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paperbound en · ADJ

Etymology

From paper + bound.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable, of a book) Having flexible covers; paperback; softcovered.
   • Last week in collaboration with his longtime associate, Frederick Shelton, Editor Kiplinger published a paperbound booklet called Inflation Ahead!—What to do about it. 1935 March 4, “Inflation Letters”, in Time:
2. (comparable) Involving or burdened by excessive administrative requirements, especially in the form of paperwork.
   • “We need to bring this paperbound system into the 21st century,” he said. 2009 April 6, John Eligon, “State Law to Cap Public Defenders’ Caseloads, but Only in the City”, in New York Times, retrieved 14 Apr 2009:
   • The company has turned to In Touch to automate what had been a paperbound process. 1995 October 16, Bronwyn Fryer, “More Than Just A Pretty (Inter)Face”, in InformationWeek, retrieved 14 Apr 2009:

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Synonyms

bureaucratic (burdened by excessive administration or paperwork)

paperbound en · NOUN

Etymology

From paper + bound.

Meanings

1. (dated) A paperback book.
   • Few book budgets can stretch enough to provide for the desired duplicates, but the paperbounds cost so little that by using them heavy duplication is possible. We also find them useful for duplication of titles that have only occasional demand. 1957, Top of the News, volumes 14-16, page 55:

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