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adrift.

Floating at random.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/əˈdɹɪft/
  1. Floating at random.

  2. Absent from his watch.

  3. Behind one's opponents, or below a required threshold in terms of score, number or position.

    UK · often · with-of
    The team were six points adrift of their rivals.
Where this word comes from

From a- + drift.

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

Where this word comes from

From a- + drift.

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