What is the Latin word for adrift?

The usual Latin words for “adrift” are flūctus, inhabilis, afflīgō; also Velleius. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“adrift” in Latin

flūctusa wave, billow inhabilisunmanageable, unwieldy; unfit, incapable afflīgōto strike, beat, dash (against); cast or throw down, prostrate; to afflict, damage, injure, crush, break or ruin; to hum Velleiusa Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

adrift

by circumlocution, according to the meaning, fluctibus or tempestate jactatus; insalo fiuctuans (Cic.); detersis remis: nullo gubernante; gubernaculo non habilis or ‘inhabilis (Vellei, “neque habilem gnbernaculo”); afflictus.

Figuratively. To run adrift = to wander without guidance (of the mind. etc.), vagari errore vagari et errare.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for adrift?: The usual Latin words for “adrift” are flūctus, inhabilis, afflīgō; also Velleius. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.