Lexicon: adrift – adventurous

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adrift, verbal adj. [see drift, v.] (webplay: the boat was adrift).

Floating at random; sailing without direction; moving by wind; traveling at the mercy of currents; [prothesis] drifting.

adroit (-er), adj. [Fr. adroit, to right, rightly.]

  1. Dexterous; skillful; clever; wise; adept; ingenious; inventive; resourceful.
  2. Cunning; astute; shrewd; [word play] righteous; lawful; just.

adroitly, adv. [see adroit, adj.]

Skillfully; cleverly; deftly.

adult, n. [L. adult-us, grow up.] (webplay: grown, maturity).

Mature; grown-up; full grown; come of age; having full size and strength; [fig.] worried; tense; pressured; disillusioned; responsible.

advance, n. [see advance, v.] (webplay: face, proportion, stock, way, years).

  1. Stride; march; step; forward movement; [fig.] life.
  2. Progress; improvement; progression; success; attainment; development; movement to a superior position; [fig.] future; hereafter.
  3. Profit; rise in value; gain in money.
  4. Phrase. “In advance”: ahead in time; into the future.

advance (-d, -s), v. [OFr avance-r, move forward < L. ab- off, away + ante, before.] (webplay: bar, before, death, further, greater, old, price, the front, true, way).

  1. Come forward; move towards; draw near.
  2. Proceed; progress in space; move forward in time.
  3. Continue; endure; persevere; succeed.
  4. Approach; [word play] supply funds; furnish on credit; pay for something.
  5. Phrase. “Advancing on”: approaching; confronting; catching up with.

advancing, verbal adj. [see advance, v.] (webplay: go).

Approaching; coming; drawing nearer; [fig.] crescendo; growing louder; increasing in volume.

advantage, n. [Fr. avantage, forward.] (webplay: away, superior).

Better position; excellent situation; gain; increase.

adventure (-s), [OFr < L. adventūra, thing about to happen.]

  1. Bold undertaking; risky enterprise; daring endeavor; perilous journey; search for the unknown; quest involving unforeseen events.
  2. Happening; transaction; incident; exciting event; interesting business.

adventurous, adj. [see adventure, n.] (webplay: life, sea, signed).

Daring; brave; fearless; explorative; pirate-like; buccaneer-like.