driftless en · ADJ
Etymology
From drift + -less.
Meanings
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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.
1898, Charles Gavan Duffy, s:My Life in Two Hemispheres, Chapter 2:
- Without a drift (mass of matter thrown together, especially by wind or water).
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Random; having no fixed direction.
driftless Wiener process
driftless control system
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most driftless | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more driftless | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |