Adrift
[ə'drɪft]
Definition
(adj.) afloat on the surface of a body of water; 'after the storm the boats were adrift' .
(adj.) aimlessly drifting .
(adv.) off course, wandering aimlessly; 'there was a search for beauty that had somehow gone adrift'.
(adv.) floating freely; not anchored; 'the boat wasset adrift'.
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Definition
(adv. & a.) Floating at random; in a drifting condition; at the mercy of wind and waves. Also fig.
Typed by Gilda
Definition
adj. or adv. floating as driven (by the wind): moving at random.
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Examples
- But this does not mean that men will have become homeless and all adrift. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- He was turned adrift when no longer wanted. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Now indeed Lily was too far adrift in bewilderment to measure the other's words or keep watch on her own. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- And what's more,--adrift. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Miss Havisham's gray hair was all adrift upon the ground, among the other bridal wrecks, and was a miserable sight to see. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- They always throw out a few feelers; they never cast themselves adrift till they have sounded every individual and know that he has not traveled. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- In short,' said Mr. Bounderby, 'it's because they are so full of virtues that they have turned you adrift. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
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