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east-northeasterly

east-northeasterly adjective: coming from the east-northeast.

Adjective

east-northeasterly (not comparable)

  1. Coming from the east-northeast.
  2. Situated toward or in the direction of east-northeast.
    • Alternative form: east-northeastward

Noun

east-northeasterly (plural east-northeasterlies)

  1. A persistent wind or storm from the east-northeast.

Forms of east-northeasterly

pluraleast-northeasterlies

Questions about east-northeasterly

What does east-northeasterly mean?
East-northeasterly means coming from the east-northeast.
What part of speech is east-northeasterly?
East-northeasterly can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near east-northeasterly in the dictionary

  1. East-Flanders
  2. East-Indies
  3. east-north-east
  4. east-northeast
  5. east-northeasterlies
  6. east-northeasterly
  7. east-northeastern
  8. east-northeastward
  9. east-northeastwards
  10. east-south-east
  11. east-southeast

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