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The definition of adrift is someone or something moving aimlessly without power, direction or restrictions.

(adjective)

A boat that is floating on the water with no means of steering or stopping is an example of being adrift.
A person who has no career plans or goals may be an example of a person who is adrift.

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See adrift in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adverb, adjective

floating freely without being steered; not anchored; drifting
without any particular aim or purpose

See adrift in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adverb & adj.

Drifting or floating freely; not anchored.
Without direction or purpose: “The report is about people in their twenties and how alienated and adrift they feel” (Tom Shales).

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