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adrift

American  
[uh-drift] / əˈdrɪft /

adjective

  1. floating without control; drifting; not anchored or moored.

    The survivors were adrift in the rowboat for three days.

  2. lacking aim, direction, or stability.

adrift British  
/ əˈdrɪft /

adjective

  1. floating without steering or mooring; drifting

  2. without purpose; aimless

  3. informal off course or amiss

    the project went adrift
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Etymology

Origin of adrift

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

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