adj
Meaning 1
Tending or seeming to drift.
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drifty
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adj
Meaning 2
Abounding with driving snow or drift.
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Usage: dialectal
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree English drift Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English drifty From drift + -y.