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Superlative for confused or disorientated, especially with regards to one's purpose
“I was adrift in a sea of uncertainty.”
Superlative for without a specific purpose, direction, or guidance
“We could not admit, even to ourselves, that we were losing focus on our dream. Our lives were adrift without a goal.”
Superlative for no longer in a fixed or fastened in position
“One of the turret covers had come adrift and impacted the fin, causing a partial loss of rudder effectiveness.”
Superlative for inaccurate or wrong in one's assessment or opinion
“The question is whether petrologists are not entirely adrift on the subject.”
Superlative for homeless, having no permanent home or residence
Superlative for having been shunned or rejected by others
Superlative for without a specific purpose, meaning or goal
Superlative for off course, or in a wrong or undesirable direction
“Socrates recounts how this attempt to grasp the immediate, sensible things continually led him adrift.”
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