Unoared

//ʌnˈɔː(ɹ)d// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not supplied with oars; oarless. not-comparable

    "Like one who drifts in idle boat / Unoared, and heedless whither bound[…]"

  2. 2
    Unvisited by boats. not-comparable

    "When the mists divide with the dawn o'er those glittering waters, / Do they gaze over unoared seas[…]"

Example

More examples

"Like one who drifts in idle boat / Unoared, and heedless whither bound[…]"

Etymology

From un- + oared.

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