adrift
English
/əˈdɹɪft/
adj
Definitions
- Floating at random.
- (of a seaman) Absent from his watch.
- (chiefly) Behind one's opponents, or below a required threshold in terms of score, number or position.
Etymology
Prefix from English drift.
Origin
English
drift
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bedrift English
- downdrift English
- drift English
- driftage English
- driftbolt English
- drifter English
- driftest English
- drifteth English
- driftfish English
- driftland English
- driftless English
- driftling English
- driftpin English
- driftway English
- driftweed English
- driftwind English
- driftwood English
- drifty English
- exodrift English
- indrift English
- mid-drift English
- overdrift English
- raindrift English
- snowdrift English
- stardrift English
- underdrift English
- updrift English
- drift Middle English
- dripman Tok Pisin