Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective purposeless. Opposite of
purposeful .
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- adjective Lacking
direction ;aimless .
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- adjective aimlessly drifting
Etymologies
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Examples
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Australian sharemarket slips off intraday high ahead of European debt talks AUSTRALIA'S sharemarket continued to climb but closed off the day's highs in trade described as directionless by one trader, as the local market awaits news from Europe about Greek debt situation.
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The president "will describe it as a sharp break with what officials called a directionless and under-resourced conflict inherited from the Bush administration," notes the Post.
Slate Magazine 2009
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The president "will describe it as a sharp break with what officials called a directionless and under-resourced conflict inherited from the Bush administration," notes the Post.
Slate Magazine 2009
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Good minds can go bad in government, where process dominates logic and ensures the kind of directionless adventures we undertake in the region.
Sharmine Narwani: Chas Freeman Lets Rip on Israel as a Strategic Liability 2010
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The weather is heating up in the Northeast, the price of oil is down, stock futures are up, kind of directionless trading.
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So, you got a guy down there who is kind of directionless, clueless and not terribly happy.
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Australian shares ended flat after a "directionless" day of trading THE Australian share market closed flat on Monday after a directionless day with some falls in the financial sector.
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Australian shares ended flat after a "directionless" day of trading THE Australian share market closed flat on Monday after a directionless day with some falls in the financial sector.
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Australian shares ended flat after a "directionless" day of trading THE Australian share market closed flat on Monday after a directionless day with some falls in the financial sector.
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Patna: Terming the union budget as 'directionless', opposition RJD Delhi, Feb. 26 (ANI): The General Budget present by the Union Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Friday before the Parliament evoked mixed reaction across
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