driftful

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English

Etymology

From drift +‎ -ful.

Adjective

driftful (comparative more driftful, superlative most driftful)

  1. Marked by drift or lack of clear direction; drifty.
    • 2009, Diana Evans, The Wonder, page 151:
      So she reached up, this changed, driftful expression of herself, and she scratched him on the side of his head with the utensil she found in her hand.
    • 2019, Phoenix, Love In The Deep: An Urban Paranormal, volume 1:
      "Did you come up with that one all by yourself, or are you quoting what your wife said about me to make herself feel better about her own driftful ways?”

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