Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Lacking in direction, control, or coherence.
- adjective Having no rudder.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having no rudder: as, a rudderless craft.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Without a rudder.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Without a
rudder .unsteerable , withoutguidance .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective aimlessly drifting
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Examples
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Bertolaso who led rescue efforts inL'Aquila, criticised what he described as the rudderless and "military," nature of US earthquake assistance to the Caribbean nation.
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Bertolaso who led rescue efforts inL'Aquila, criticised what he described as the rudderless and "military," nature of US earthquake assistance to the Caribbean nation.
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Bertolaso who led rescue efforts inL'Aquila, criticised what he described as the rudderless and "military," nature of US earthquake assistance to the Caribbean nation.
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Bertolaso who led rescue efforts inL'Aquila, criticised what he described as the rudderless and "military," nature of US earthquake assistance to the Caribbean nation.
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Bertolaso who led rescue efforts inL'Aquila, criticised what he described as the rudderless and "military," nature of US earthquake assistance to the Caribbean nation.
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Bertolaso who led rescue efforts inL'Aquila, criticised what he described as the rudderless and "military," nature of US earthquake assistance to the Caribbean nation.
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Though it's clear he's still unrepentent about how royally he's wrecked the town in his initial hoopla, and it's equally clear that he's still stuck on the "rudderless" setting that the Times accused him of last week.
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Clinton debilitated the military, Patterson claims, by downsizing it, trying to remove the ban on homosexuals and put women in combat roles, "gutting morale" with pay freezes and "rudderless" peace-keeping missions, and turning it into an "armed social services agency."
ABC Consultant Richard Clarke Blasts First Installment Of Film, Hints At ABC "Conspiracy" 2009
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Such non-attached people are "rudderless" and thus difficult to lead.
Texas Faith: Believers and the Fourth of July | RELIGION Blog | dallasnews.com 2009
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A smattering of skilled leaders handled things way back compared to the "rudderless" kind under Greenspan and today.
"Immoral Hazard" 2008
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