aimlessly drifting
rudderless
How to use rudderless in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for rudderless.
Editorial note
I'd argue it might even have been a bigger win because Nokia would look much less like a rudderless ship about to crash.
Quick take
aimlessly drifting
Meaning at a glance
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Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for rudderless.
adjective
aimlessly drifting
See also: aimless, directionless, planless, undirected
Example sentences
I'd argue it might even have been a bigger win because Nokia would look much less like a rudderless ship about to crash.
> Microsoft is so rudderless and ill-directed now, and Apple is so large and in chargeUhh, are you joking?
I generally pass on them because it's been my experience that in the business world they are rudderless.
In other words, Yahoo is a rudderless basket case, so it must be because of those 2-4% of the work force who are goofing off. Heh. How the hell did he contort himself into inferring that from what Gruber wrote?
Yahoo's a funny duck: they're an Asian Internet powerhouse attached to a ... searching for a word here... rudderless US tech company.
Microsoft is so rudderless and ill-directed now, and Apple is so large and in charge, this product such a technical powerhouse, that I will likely grab a new MBP "Air".
The sketchiest thing about Andreeson is that he sits on the board of directors for HP... and at no point has he told investors that it's a rudderless shell of it's former self with almost no hope.
Unless a billion buys immortality, Bill G is still mortal so whether he's six feet under or off curing the world doesn't change the fact that Microsoft, for the moment, is completely rudderless.
Even if Miguel were to walk away -- something I find unlikely -- there is a business now that depends upon its success and not some neglected division within a rudderless company.
Right, because the only thing better for the stock price than making a major, disruptive, and possibly wrong-headed change to how the company operates would be to fire the CEO in the opening stages of that change and leave it completely rudderless for the next few months.
Frequently asked questions
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How do you use rudderless in a sentence?
I'd argue it might even have been a bigger win because Nokia would look much less like a rudderless ship about to crash.
What does rudderless mean?
aimlessly drifting
What part of speech is rudderless?
rudderless is commonly used as adjective.