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adrift

adverb as in floating out of control

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adverb as in without purpose

adverb as in off course

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He and Evans never find their groove, and while Evans’ Boston-accented deadbeat cad routine is rote for him at this point, Johnson feels adrift, never locking in to a specific tone.

Scherzinger’s Norma, doused in blood and adrift in madness, is treated as though she were a composite of Blanche DuBois, Medea and Sissy Spacek’s Carrie.

A search was launched after a ferry said it had seen a body adrift off the coast of Calais.

From BBC

Local maritime officials also reported that two bodies had been found adrift off the city's coast.

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He talked to men who are frustrated and men who are adrift, many who feel—in spite of all evidence—mistreated and even discriminated against.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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