undirected

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

adjective

1. not directed; directed; not guided:

   He wasted his time on undirected activity.

2. bearing no address, as a letter.

undirected

/ ˌʌndɪˈrɛktɪd; -daɪ- /

adjective

1. lacking a clear purpose or objective
2. (of a letter, parcel, etc) having no address

Word History and Origins

Origin of undirected¹

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

Example Sentences

This phrase summed up the religion she had at last found after so much fervent, undirected search.

From Project Gutenberg

Thought absolutely undirected would be not even a dream—mere meaningless, chaotic atoms of thought.

From Project Gutenberg

He gives his hat to one footman and his cane to another, and mounts the great staircase unassisted and undirected.

From Project Gutenberg

His undirected feet had led him much too far uptown, following old habits.

From Project Gutenberg

Therefore when the blueskin pilot would have flung the Med Ship into undirected overdrive, Calhoun grew stern.

From Project Gutenberg

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