Paperbound

Quick meaning: Paperbound is an adjective meaning (not comparable, of a book) Having flexible covers; paperback; softcovered.

Meaning

(not comparable, of a book) Having flexible covers; paperback; softcovered.

More Meanings

1. (comparable) Involving or burdened by excessive administrative requirements, especially in the form of paperwork.
2. (dated) A paperback book.

Example Sentences

“We need to bring this paperbound system into the 21st century,” he said.

The company has turned to In Touch to automate what had been a paperbound process.

Last week in collaboration with his longtime associate, Frederick Shelton, Editor Kiplinger published a paperbound booklet called Inflation Ahead!—What to do about it.

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.

Word Forms

• paper-bound
• paperbounds

Synonyms for paperbound

Depending on context, synonyms include bureaucratic.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include paperback, softcover, softbound, paperbacked, softbacked, flexiback.

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