Adrift \A*drift"\, adv. & a. [Pref. a- (for on) + drift.]

Floating at random; in a drifting condition; at the mercy of wind and waves. Also fig. [1913 Webster]

So on the sea shall be set adrift. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

Were from their daily labor turned adrift. --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

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Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
 

adrift adj
1: aimlessly drifting [syn: adrift(p), afloat(p), aimless, directionless, planless, rudderless, undirected]
2: afloat on the surface of a body of water; "after the storm the boats were adrift" [syn: adrift(p), drifting(a)] adv : off course; "there was a search for beauty that had somehow gone adrift"

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

Adrift \A*drift"\, adv. & a. [Pref. a- (for on) + drift.]

Floating at random; in a drifting condition; at the mercy of wind and waves. Also fig.

So on the sea shall be set adrift. --Dryden.

Were from their daily labor turned adrift. --Wordsworth.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)