Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, next to crude oil. It’s also one of the oldest commodities, with over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed worldwide daily.
adrift
(adjective) afloat on the surface of a body of water; “after the storm the boats were adrift”
adrift
(adverb) off course, wandering aimlessly; “there was a search for beauty that had somehow gone adrift”
adrift
(adverb) floating freely; not anchored; “the boat was set adrift”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
adrift (comparative more adrift, superlative most adrift)
Floating at random.
(of a seaman) Absent from his watch.
(chiefly, UK, often with of) Behind one's opponents, or below a required threshold in terms of score, number or position.
adrift (comparative more adrift, superlative most adrift)
In a drifting condition; at the mercy of wind and waves.
• Tardif
Source: Wiktionary
A*drift", adv. & a. Etym: [Pref. a- (for on) + drift.]
Definition: Floating at random; in a drifting condition; at the mercy of wind and waves. Also fig. So on the sea shall be set adrift. Dryden. Were from their daily labor turned adrift. Wordsworth.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 April 2025
(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”
Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, next to crude oil. It’s also one of the oldest commodities, with over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed worldwide daily.