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adrift

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a·drift

   [uh-drift]
adjective, adverb
1.
floating without control; drifting; not anchored or moored: The survivors were adrift in the rowboat for three days.
2.
lacking aim, direction, or stability.
Origin:
1615–25; a-1 + drift
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adrift (əˈdrɪft)
 
—adj, —adv
1.  floating without steering or mooring; drifting
2.  without purpose; aimless
3.  informal off course or amiss: the project went adrift

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adrift
1620s, from a- (1) "on" + drift (q.v.).
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