steerless

English

Etymology

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

Adjective

steerless (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Having no rudder.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Chaucer to this entry?)
  2. (figuratively) Without a guiding or steering influence; haphazard.
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