unaimed

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His overwhelmed opponent, another local boy fighting in his first Rough N Rowdy, ducked his head in fear, flailing his arms, unaimed, finding little but air as Jordan ducked and bobbed.

From Washington Post • Mar. 21, 2017

Helter-skelter we pour forth our unaimed words merely for our personal relief, heedless whether they help or hinder him whom they still purport to address.

From The Teacher Essays and Addresses on Education by Palmer, Alice Freeman

It shows how dangerous this unaimed fire can be when it comes in quantities.

From Letters of Lt.-Col. George Brenton Laurie (commanding 1st Battn. Royal Irish Rifles) Dated November 4th, 1914-March 11th, 1915 by Vere-Laurie, Florence

The facts are that the Russians were beaten by superior morale; that unaimed fire, at random, there perhaps more than elsewhere, had the only material effect.

From Battle Studies by Ardant du Picq, Charles Jean Jacques Joseph

Doc Coffin's forefinger, tightening convulsively on the trigger of its wearer's sixshooter, sent an unaimed shot downward.

From The Heart of the Range by White, William Patterson