adrift adj

1 aimlessly drifting [syn: adrift(p), afloat(p), aimless, directionless, planless, rudderless, undirected]

2 afloat on the surface of a body of water; "after the storm the boats were adrift" [syn: adrift(p), drifting(a)] adv : off course; "there was a search for beauty that had somehow gone adrift"

English

Etymology

Prefix a- (for on) + drift.

Pronunciation

• , /əˈdrɪft/, /@"drIft/

• Rhymes: -ɪft

Adjective

1. Floating at random.

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

2. (of a seaman) Absent from his watch

Adverb

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

Related terms

• cast adrift

Adrift may refer to:

• ADRIFT, a graphical user interface used to create and play text adventures
• Adrift (book), a book by Steven Callahan, seventy-six days lost at sea
• Adrift (book2), a book by Tristan Jones
• Open Water 2, a film known as 'Adrift' in Europe

Television

• "Adrift" (Lost), an episode of the television series Lost.
• "Adrift" (Stargate Atlantis), an episode of the television series Stargate Atlantis.
• "Adrift" (Torchwood) - an episode from the BBC series Torchwood.

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