adrift
/əˈdɹɪft/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.06 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
adj
Behind one's opponents, or below a required threshold in terms of score, number or position.
British usage
adv
In a drifting condition; at the mercy of wind and waves.
Example Sentences
- "So on the sea she shall be set adrift."
- "The team were six points adrift of their rivals."
- "The Czech Republic in 1994-95, with a pegged nominal exchange rate and nominal deposit rates of 7 percent, was several percentage points adrift of the interest parity condition."
- "He did well, coming second, but Toyota and Mitsubishi were now neck-and-neck, with the Subaru team 38 points adrift of the leaders."
- "Boro were left needing snookers after a toothless goalless draw with Dead Men Walking Doncaster left them well adrift and fading in the chase for a Championship play-off place."
- "Brendan Rodgers's team moved into the top 10 in the Premier League table, but they are nine points adrift of West Ham in fourth place, while Arsenal are sixth."
Etymology
From a- + drift.
Usage
- British usage
Inflected Forms
more adrift (comparative)
most adrift (superlative)