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Added 7 October 2026

adrift

/əˈdɹɪft/ adverb

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In or into a drifting condition; moved (especially on water by waves and wind) without being propelled or steered.
Not in the expected or usual place or position; awry; also, not following the expected or usual course; astray, off course. In an unattached or unfastened condition; apart, loose, off. Chiefly followed by of: in a position or having a score behind that of another competitor or an opponent.
Not in the expected or usual place or position; awry; also, not following the expected or usual course; astray, off course.

adjective

Drifting (especially on water) without being propelled or steered.
Of a person or group of people: having no aim or direction; aimless, lost.
The team were six points adrift of their rivals.
Of a person or group of people: having no aim or direction; aimless, lost.

Origin

From a- + drift.

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