steerless
English
Etymology
From Middle English stereles, sterelees, from Old English stēorlēas (“ungovernable, unruly”), equivalent to steer + -less.
Adjective
steerless (not comparable)
- (obsolete) Having no rudder.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Chaucer to this entry?)
- (figurative) Without a guiding or steering influence; haphazard.
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