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Adrift Common

Adrift has 6 different meanings across 2 categories:

Adjective · Adverb

Definitions
Adjective
2

afloat on the surface of a body of water

"after the storm the boats were adrift"

3

Floating at random.

Adverb
1

floating freely; not anchored

"the boat was set adrift"

2

off course, wandering aimlessly

"there was a search for beauty that had somehow gone adrift"

3

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

Example Sentences
"after the storm the boats were adrift" adjective
"the boat was set adrift" adverb
"there was a search for beauty that had somehow gone adrift" adverb
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Rhyming Words
ift gift tift nift sift lift zift rift smift drift shift grift swift clift skift snift relift thrift shrift uplift
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