Noah Webster's 1828 American Dictionary of the English Language is regarded by many as the finest English
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ADRIFT', a. or adv. [See Drive. Adrift is the participle of the verb.] Literally, driven; floating; floating at random; impelled or moving without direction. As an adjective, it always follows its noun; as, the boat was adrift.