rulebound

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

rule +‎ bound

Adjective[edit]

rulebound (comparative more rulebound, superlative most rulebound)

  1. Bound by rules; rigidly uncompromising.
    • 2007 January 6, Virginia Heffernan, “Hey, Young Writers, That’s Mr. Rolling Stone to You”, in New York Times‎[1]:
      Reality television is pretty rulebound, and it works by upsets.
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