The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
adj. Lacking in direction, control, or coherence: the confused and rudderless financial markets; characterized the administration's Central American policy as rudderless.
adj. Without a rudder. unsteerable, without guidance.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Without a rudder.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Having no rudder: as, a rudderless craft.
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adj. aimlessly drifting
Word Usage
"Bertolaso who led rescue efforts inL'Aquila, criticised what he described as the rudderless and "military," nature of US earthquake assistance to the Caribbean nation."