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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Origin of adrift

First recorded in 1615–25; a-1 + drift

Words nearby adrift

adrianople red, adrianopolis, adriatic, adriatic sea, adrienne, adrift, adroit, ads, adscititious, adscript, adscription
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Words related to adrift

afloat, amiss, loose, drifting, unanchored, unmoored, aimless, purposeless, directionless, goalless, astray, erring, wrong

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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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