Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Being without an anchor; hence, drifting; unstable.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Without an anchor or stay. Hence: Drifting; unsettled.
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- adjective Lacking an
anchor ;adrift
Etymologies
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What does the term anchorless mean, in the context of an adjective towards a person? what is the meaning of the Native American word chipisalahakinli? en Español
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I felt anchorless, as if I was no longer anyone's child.
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Since then he has worked to remake the Chicago-based company, introducing sometimes unconventional ideas, from centralizing the production of foreign and national news across Tribune's newspapers to launching an anchorless newscast at a station in Houston.
Tribune CEO's Future in Limbo Mike Spector 2010
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His team sought to upend Tribune's traditionally conservative approach to running its businesses, introducing sometimes unusual concepts at the newspapers and television stations including a system that centralized the production of news across papers and an anchorless newscast in Houston.
Michaels Weighs Comeback Plans Russell Adams 2010
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Nonetheless, he was not a part of the anchorless and clueless haters of the United States.
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While we debate the theology and psychology of clerics at play, many of them are counseling desperately ill or anchorless people, church members or not.
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When Burt's parents suddenly decide to move to Belgium, leaving Burt and Verona anchorless in their Denver suburb, they set out, quite literally, to find a place to call home.
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Although the lack of background about either planet leaves readers anchorless, fans will enjoy the erotic romance between a couple from different walks of life and planets.
Take Me-Shelli Stevens « The Merry Genre Go Round Reviews 2009
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But he seemed to be the classic betrayed husband, bereft and anchorless.
Smoke, Mirrors, and Murder Ann Rule 2008
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And in that vale of light the city drifts anchorless upon the ocean
Archive 2006-06-01 sfmike 2006
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