unoriented

adjective

un·​oriented

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: not oriented: such as

a

: not having a position, direction, and bearing definitely ascertained

b

: of, relating to, or being a texture in igneous rock in which the individual crystals lie crisscross in orientation

c

: lacking a set goal, purpose, or direction

engaged in unoriented study

Word History

First Known Use

1931, in the meaning defined above

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