Meaning: An adjective, the term “adrift” means floating without control, or drifting. If a person is adrift, he doesn’t have a clear purpose in life, he doesn’t know what he wants to do.
Origin: An English word in use from the late 16th Century, adrift is a combination of “a” meaning “in” or “on” and “drift” meaning “float or go with the current slowly”.
Usage: After losing her job, Anne was adrift, not knowing what she was going to do with her life. Rose was adrift on a raft in the Atlantic for a few days before help arrived.
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