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adrift
[ uh-drift ]
/ əˈdrɪft /
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adjective, adverb
floating without control; drifting; not anchored or moored: The survivors were adrift in the rowboat for three days.
lacking aim, direction, or stability.
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Words nearby adrift
Adrian V, Adrian VI, Adriatic, Adriatic Sea, Adrienne, adrift, adroit, à droite, adroitly, adroitness, ADS
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British Dictionary definitions for adrift
adrift
/ (əˈdrɪft) /
adjective, adverb (postpositive)
floating without steering or mooring; drifting
without purpose; aimless
informal off course or amissthe project went adrift
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