leaderless en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *laidī Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Proto-West Germanic *laid ▲ Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Proto-West Germanic *laidijārī Old English lǣdere Middle English ledere English leader Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English leaderless From leader + -less.
Meanings
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Without a person providing direction.
But doing nothing is not an option. Our railway has been drifting, leaderless, for a couple of years. Sunak should also ponder as he panders.
2023 May 31, Nigel Harris, “GBR now! We have no Plan B”, in RAIL, number 984, page 3:
- Without a thing serving as leader.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most leaderless | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more leaderless | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (6)
de führungslos (without a thing serving as leader) · de führungslos (without a person providing direction) · enm lordles (without a person providing direction) · es descabezado (without a person providing direction) · es acéfalo (without a person providing direction) · vi không có lãnh đạo (without a person providing direction)