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steerless

Pronunciation: /ˈstɪələs/

The English word “steerless” has 2 meanings listed here.

adjective

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

Etymology

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

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