Associations to the word «Adrift»

Wiktionary

ADRIFT, adjective. Floating at random.
ADRIFT, adjective. (of a seaman) Absent from his watch.
ADRIFT, adjective. (chiefly UK) (often with of) Behind one's opponents, or below a required threshold in terms of score, number or position.
ADRIFT, adverb. In a drifting condition; at the mercy of wind and waves.

Dictionary definition

ADRIFT, adverb. Floating freely; not anchored; "the boat wasset adrift".
ADRIFT, adverb. Off course, wandering aimlessly; "there was a search for beauty that had somehow gone adrift".
ADRIFT, adjective. Aimlessly drifting.
ADRIFT, adjective. Afloat on the surface of a body of water; "after the storm the boats were adrift".

Wise words

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Aldous Huxley