I. adjective
Etymology: from present participle of drift (II)
1. : disposed to drift or move aimlessly : pusillanimous , ambitionless
seemed gentle, affectionate, drifting — W.B.Yeats
we see weak, neurotic, helpless, drifting , unhappy people — J.C.Powys
2. : constantly shifting or floating about
a drifting double-dealer has appeared … and chiseled himself in as top man — Hoffman Birney
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: from gerund of drift (II)
: the act or motion of one that drifts ; specifically : the act of driving a mine drift