adrift
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/əˈdɹɪft/
English
Definitions
adjective
- Floating at random.
- (of a seaman) Absent from his watch.
- (often with of) Behind one's opponents, or below a required threshold in terms of score, number or position.“The team were six points adrift of their rivals.”
adverb
- In a drifting condition; at the mercy of wind and waves.
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Synonyms
afloatdriftingdirectionlessaimlesspurposelessplanlessrudderlessundirecteddriftdriftwoodderivationcoasterstabiliserlostvagabonddriftless