unballasted

American  

[uhn-bal-uh-stid] / ʌnˈbæl ə stɪd /

adjective

1. not fitted with or carrying ballast.

2. not properly steadied or regulated.

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Etymology

Origin of unballasted

First recorded in 1635–45; un- ¹ + ballast ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

The body loomed beside us like the rolling hull of an unballasted ship. 146With my face over my shoulder I watched old Tom poise the iron.

From Swept Out to Sea Clint Webb Among the Whalers by Foster, W. Bertram

There was danger of this, for many of the fathers who sent him pupils unballasted by the two pennies were near.

From The Cabin [La barraca] by Blasco Ib??ez, Vicente

Then, as if the clouds had discharged their aqueous cargo and rode light as unballasted ships, they lifted in aerial fleets and sailed away, white in a blue sky.

From The Hidden Places by Sinclair, Bertrand W.

They were riding an unballasted track and using such speed as they dared to escape from a situation that had become perilous.

From Whispering Smith by Wyeth, N. C. (Newell Convers)

The American author depresses me; he makes me feel commonplace and new and unballasted.

From What Dreams May Come by Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn