adrift.
Floating at random.
Meaning & usage
Floating at random.
Absent from his watch.
Behind one's opponents, or below a required threshold in terms of score, number or position.
The team were six points adrift of their rivals.
Where this word comes from
From a- + drift.
In a drifting condition; at the mercy of wind and waves.
Where this word comes from
From a- + drift.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.