rulebound

adj

rulebound

adj

Etymology From rule + bound.

1

Bound by rules; rigidly uncompromising.

Reality television is pretty rulebound, and it works by upsets.2007 January 6, Virginia Heffernan, “Hey, Young Writers, That’s Mr. Rolling Stone to You”, in New York Times:

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