unoared

adj — 2 senses

unoared

adj

/ʌnˈɔː(ɹ)d/

Etymology From un- + oared.

1

Not supplied with oars; oarless.

  • Like one who drifts in idle boat / Unoared, and heedless whither bound[…]1838, John Kenyon, Poems, for the most part occasional:
2

Unvisited by boats.

  • When the mists divide with the dawn o'er those glittering waters, / Do they gaze over unoared seas[…]1908, Alfred Noyes, The Golden Hynde:

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.