Paperbound

Alternative forms

• paper-bound

Full definition of paperbound

Adjective

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

Synonyms

• (burdened by excessive administration or paperwork) bureaucratic