unballasted

[ uhn-bal-uh-stid ]

/ ʌnˈbæl ə stɪd /

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adjective

not fitted with or carrying ballast.

not properly steadied or regulated.

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Origin of unballasted

First recorded in 1635–45; un-¹ + ballast + -ed²

The body loomed beside us like the rolling hull of an unballasted ship.
Swept Out to Sea|W. Bertram Foster
At college he had put him down for a weakling—unballasted, misdemeanant.
Satan Sanderson|Hallie Erminie Rives
It heeled over like an unballasted yacht under the lash of a hurricane.
The Air Trust|George Allan England
The wind was fairly fresh and the weight of the unballasted Surprise did not stop the Viking.
The Rival Campers Afloat|Ruel Perley Smith

I hastened to prevent him; but he overthrew me with one hand, and the unballasted balloon ascended to two thousand yards.
A Winter Amid the Ice|Jules Verne