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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₁roh₁-(ye-)-tider. Proto-Germanic *rōaną Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Germanic *-þrą Proto-Germanic *rōþrą Proto-West Germanic *rōþr Old English rōþor Middle English rother English rudder 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 rudderless Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English rudderlessly From rudderless + -ly.
Meanings
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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
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most rudderlessly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more rudderlessly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |