adrift
/əˈdɹɪft/
/əˈdɹɪft/
adjective
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Floating at random.
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(of a seaman) Absent from his watch.
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(often with of) Behind one's opponents, or below a required threshold in terms of score, number or position.
"The team were six points adrift of their rivals."
adverb
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In a drifting condition; at the mercy of wind and waves.