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   adrift

   /əˈdrɪft/

   adverb

   • 1. so as to float without being either moored or steered: "a cargo ship went adrift" Similar driftingunmooredunanchored
   • ▪ so as to be without purpose, direction, or guidance: "she found herself cast adrift in a land full of strangers" Similar lostoff courseoff trackoff the right trackhaving lost one's bearingsdisorientateddisorientedconfusedbewildered(all) at seaunsettleddriftingrootlessdirectionlessaimlesspurposelesswithout purposewithout goalat a loose end
   • ▪ so as to be no longer fixed in position: "one of my fillings has come adrift"

   adjective

   • 1. floating without being either moored or steered: "the seamen are adrift in lifeboats" Similar driftingunmooredunanchored
   • ▪ without purpose, direction, or guidance: "the film industry was adrift in a sea of debt" Similar lostoff courseoff trackoff the right trackhaving lost one's bearingsdisorientateddisorientedconfusedbewildered(all) at seaunsettleddriftingrootlessdirectionlessaimlesspurposelesswithout purposewithout goalat a loose end
   • 2. failing to reach a target or winning position: informal British "they were only a point adrift at the break"

   Word Origin late 16th century: from a-2 ‘on, in’ + drift.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishADRIFT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   (of a boat) not fastened and moving with the sea and wind, or fig. not controlled and living without a clear purpose or direction: fig. Hopeful actors from small towns are often adrift in New York. (Definition of adrift from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › adriftAdrift Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   1. : without motive power and without anchor or mooring. a boat adrift on the sea. 2. : without ties, guidance, or security. people morally adrift. 3. : free from restraint or support. Examples of adrift in a Sentence.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › adriftADRIFT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Adrift definition: floating without control; drifting; not anchored or moored. See examples of ADRIFT used in a sentence.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishADRIFT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1. floating without steering or mooring; drifting. 2. without purpose; aimless.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › adriftAdrift - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   If something's adrift, it's floating, not tied down or anchored. A raft that's adrift on a river will float downstream. If a ship goes adrift, it meanders off course, simply traveling with the water rather than on a charted course.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › american_english › adriftadrift adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of adrift adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

8. www.oed.com › dictionary › adrift_advadrift, adv. & adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English...

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   What does the word adrift mean? There are nine meanings listed in OED's entry for the word adrift. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. adrift has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. nautical (1830s) military (1910s) sport (1970s) See meaning & use. How common is the word adrift?

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryADRIFT | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   ADRIFT meaning: 1. If a boat is adrift, it floats around in the water and is not tied to anything: 2. to become…. Learn more.

10. www.thefreedictionary.com › adriftAdrift - definition of adrift by The Free Dictionary

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    adjective. 1. drifting, afloat, cast off, unmoored, aweigh, unanchored They were spotted adrift in a dinghy. 2. aimless, goalless, directionless, purposeless She had the growing sense that she was adrift and isolated.

11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › adriftadrift | meaning of adrift in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

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    adrift meaning, definition, what is adrift: a boat that is adrift is not fastened to...: Learn more.