ADRIFT

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

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Etymology

Adjective

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.

Adverb

adrift (comparative more adrift, superlative most adrift)

In a drifting condition; at the mercy of wind and waves.

Anagrams

• Tardif

Source: Wiktionary

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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

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