"adrift" in the adjective sense
1. adrift, afloat, aimless, directionless, planless, rudderless, undirected
aimlessly drifting
2. adrift
afloat on the surface of a body of water
"after the storm the boats were adrift"
"adrift" in the adverb sense
1. adrift
floating freely not anchored
"the boat was set adrift"
2. adrift
off course, wandering aimlessly
"there was a search for beauty that had somehow gone adrift"
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