driftless

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driftless

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From drift + -less.

adjective more driftless · most driftless

Having no goal or direction; aimless; purposeless But the society into which I was now introduced swarmed with the gipsies of literature, men who lived careless, driftless lives, without thought of to-morrow.
Without a drift (mass of matter thrown together, especially by wind or water).
Random; having no fixed direction. driftless control system

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@misc{driftless_2026,
  title = {driftless},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/driftless},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}