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Complete Definition of "adrift"

English

Etymology
Prefix a- (for on) + drift.

Pronunciation
AHD|�-drĭft', IPA|/��drɪft/, SAMPA|/@"drIft/
audio|en-us-adrift.ogg|Audio (US)

Adjective
en-adj

  1. float|Floating at random.

#: So on the sea shall be set adrift. --Dryden.

  1. (of a seaman) absent|Absent from his watch

Adverb
en-adv

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

Related terms
cast adrift

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