Adrift

adjective

/əˈdɹɪft/

Word Frequency: 0.8

Definitions

1.adjectiveFloating at random.

2.adjective(of a seaman) Absent from his watch.

3.adjective(often with of) 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."

4.adverbIn a drifting condition; at the mercy of wind and waves.

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