"rudderless" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more rudderless [comparative], most rudderless [superlative]
Etymology: rudder + -less Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|rudder|less}} rudder + -less Head templates: {{en-adj}} rudderless (comparative more rudderless, superlative most rudderless)
  1. Without a rudder. Translations (without a rudder, unsteerable, without guidance): roekeloos (Dutch), orientierungslos (German), steuerlos (German), führungslos (German), uten ror (Norwegian), desnortado (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-rudderless-en-adj-d0sDMZgb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 29 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 74 26 Disambiguation of 'without a rudder, unsteerable, without guidance': 86 14
  2. Lacking guidance or direction.
    Sense id: en-rudderless-en-adj-jxyhvcAP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: even keel

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      "word": "roekeloos"
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