Adrift
Pronunciation : A*drift"
Part of Speech : adv. & a.
Etymology : [Pref. a- (for on) + drift.]
Definition : Defn: Floating at random; in a drifting condition; at the mercy of wind and waves. Also fig. So on the sea shall be set adrift. Dryden. Were from their daily labor turned adrift. Wordsworth.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913