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undirected

[ uhn-di-rek-tid, -dahy- ]

/ ˌʌn dɪˈrɛk tɪd, -daɪ- /

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adjective

not directed; not guided: He wasted his time on undirected activity.

bearing no address, as a letter.

Origin of undirected

First recorded in 1590–1600; un-¹ + directed

Words nearby undirected

undiluted, undiminished, undimmed, undine, undiplomatic, undirected, undisciplined, undisclosed, undiscovered, undisguised, undisposed

Example sentences from the Web for undirected

This method of preparing an attack by a great volume of unaimed—not undirected—rifle fire is worthy of the closest attention.

London to Ladysmith via Pretoria |Winston Spencer Churchill
Therefore when the blueskin pilot would have flung the Med Ship into undirected overdrive, Calhoun grew stern.

Pariah Planet |Murray Leinster
An undirected general field produces weight effects inside the ship.

Accidental Flight |Floyd L. Wallace
This undirected emotional force is the cause of dreams, neuroses, and psychic trauma.

The Transformation of Early Christianity from an Eschatological to a Socialized Movement |Lyford Paterson Edwards

They did not stop their work on "the ship-duffle," but it became aimless and undirected.

Angel Island |Inez Haynes Gillmore

British Dictionary definitions for undirected

undirected

/ (ˌʌndɪˈrɛktɪd, -daɪ-) /

adjective

lacking a clear purpose or objective

(of a letter, parcel, etc) having no address