English Explanatory Dictionary

steerless

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having no rudder.
  2. Without a guiding or steering influence; haphazard.

Pronunciation

/ˈstɪələs/ /ˈstɪɹləs/

Word forms

steerless

Etymology

From Middle English stereles, sterelees, from Old English stēorlēas (“ungovernable, unruly”), equivalent to steer + -less.

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