directionless
Americanadjective
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The novel introduces Graham in the early 1960s, as a successful, if morally directionless, Philadelphia lawyer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
With a manager to find and with the same unpopular people who appointed Wilfried Nancy in charge of finding him, Celtic look directionless.
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2026
Still, Phillip Nova analyst Priyanka Sachdeva says the market feels “thin and directionless ahead of the OPEC+ meeting and the U.S. Thanksgiving lull.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
Its athletic department has been labeled as impoverished and directionless, with Jarmond squarely in the crosshairs of most detractors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2025
She smiled as he turned, but when he walked away her eyes were flat and directionless.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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