directionless

directionless
directionless directionless adj. 1. purposeless. Opposite of {purposeful}.

Syn: adrift(predicate), afloat(predicate), aimless, planless, rudderless, undirected. [WordNet 1.5]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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