adrift

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective aimlessly drifting
  2. adjective afloat on the surface of a body of water
  3. adverb floating freely; not anchored

Etymology

From a- + drift.

In classic literature

Synonyms

afloat, aimless, directionless, planless, rudderless, undirected

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