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rudderlessly

rudderlessly adverb: in a rudderless way.

Adverb

rudderlessly (comparative more rudderlessly, superlative most rudderlessly)

  1. In a rudderless way.
    • He lived rudderlessly, without ambition.2007 February 18, Carol Pinchefsky, “‘La Bohème’ Is Romantic, as Long as I’m Not the Star”, in New York Times

Forms of rudderlessly

comparativemore rudderlessly
superlativemost rudderlessly

Origin of rudderlessly

From rudderless + -ly.

Questions about rudderlessly

What does rudderlessly mean?
Rudderlessly means in a rudderless way.
What part of speech is rudderlessly?
Rudderlessly is an adverb.

Words near rudderlessly in the dictionary

  1. rudderhead
  2. rudderheads
  3. rudderhole
  4. rudderholes
  5. rudderless
  6. rudderlessly
  7. rudderlessness
  8. rudderlike
  9. rudderon
  10. rudderons
  11. rudderpost

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