adjective

adrift

/əˈdɹɪft/ adr·ift 2 syllables

Floating at random.

Word facts

Part of speech adjective
Syllables 2
Letters 6
Starts with A

Definition of Adrift

Floating at random.

Example sentences

  1. 1

    The team were six points adrift of their rivals.

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How many syllables does adrift have?

Adrift has 2 syllables: adr·ift. The word is broken into 2 spoken beats.

What part of speech is adrift?

Adrift is used as a adjective. As an adjective, it describes or modifies a noun.

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Adrift has 6 letters. It contains 2 syllables and starts with the letter A. In word games, letter count and syllable count can help narrow results when you know the word length.