Rudderless
adj
adj ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Without a rudder.
- 2 Lacking guidance or direction.
"Their deaths were sobering not merely because of the searingly unbearable wrench of losing those two wonderful people, but because it left me exposed as rudderless."
Adjective
- 1 aimlessly drifting wordnet
Example
More examples"Their deaths were sobering not merely because of the searingly unbearable wrench of losing those two wonderful people, but because it left me exposed as rudderless."
Etymology
From rudder + -less.
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