What does driftless mean?
Driftless means Having no goal or direction; aimless; purposeless.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
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.
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Use driftless when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Driftless means Having no goal or direction; aimless; purposeless.
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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.
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