Meanings
adverbrudderlessly (comparative more rudderlessly, superlative most rudderlessly)
comparative more rudderlessly · superlative most rudderlessly
- 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
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁reh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁roh₁-(ye-)-ti
- Proto-Germanic*rōaną
- Proto-Germanic*rōþrą
- Proto-West Germanic*rōþr
- Old Englishrōþor
- Middle Englishrother
- Englishrudder
- Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
- Proto-Germanic*leusaną
- Proto-Germanic*lausaz
- Englishrudderless
- Englishrudderlessly
From rudderless + -ly.
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APA
rudderlessly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rudderlessly
MLA
“rudderlessly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rudderlessly. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rudderlessly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rudderlessly.
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