adrift /əˈdɹɪft/adjective 3adverb 1forms 2 adjective3 •Floating at random.So on the sea she shall be set adrift. — 1673 •(UK) 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. •Absent from his watch. adverb1 •In a drifting condition; at the mercy of wind and waves. formsmore adrift · most adrift
