Steerless

//ˈstɪələs// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having no rudder. not-comparable, obsolete
  2. 2
    Without a guiding or steering influence; haphazard. figuratively, not-comparable

Etymology

From Middle English stereles, sterelees, from Old English stēorlēas (“ungovernable, unruly”), equivalent to steer + -less.

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