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easterly

/ˈiː.stə.li/US/ˈiː.stɚ.li/

easterly noun: any persistent wind from the east (usually a broad current or belt of easterly winds).

Noun

easterly (plural easterlies)

  1. Any persistent wind from the east (usually a broad current or belt of easterly winds).

Adjective

easterly (comparative more easterly, superlative most easterly)

  1. (usually) Coming from the east; originating in the east.
    • an easterly wind
    • an easterly breeze
  2. Facing the east; directed towards the east.
    • an easterly course
    • an easterly voyage
  3. Located towards or in the east.
    • the easterly side of the lake
    Synonyms:
    eastern, eastward, eastly
    Antonyms:
    westerly, western, west

Adverb

easterly (comparative more easterly, superlative most easterly)

  1. In an eastward direction or position; towards the east.
  2. From the east.

Proper noun capitalized: Easterly

Easterly (plural Easterlys)

  1. A surname.

easterly meaning in Hindi and Sanskrit

easterly in Hindi

wind blowing from the east
पुरवाई purvāī, पुरवैया purvaiyā

easterly in Sanskrit

easterly; east wind
पुरोवात purovātá

Examples of easterly in a sentence

  • The ships would leave Europe in April, when there was a good easterly wind.
  • A bitter easterly breeze blew with a threat of oncoming winter.
  • Crossing the Sichuan basin, the Yangzi strides across succeeding provinces in an easterly direction, finally reaching the sea close to Shanghai.

All 14 example sentences with easterly

Synonyms of easterly

Antonyms

All synonyms and antonyms of easterly

Forms of easterly

Noun
pluraleasterlies
Adjective
comparativemore easterly
superlativemost easterly
Adverb
comparativemore easterly
superlativemost easterly
Proper noun
pluralEasterlys

Plural of easterly: easterlies

Origin of easterly

From easter + -ly.

Words formed from easterly

Questions about easterly

What does easterly mean?
Easterly means any persistent wind from the east (usually a broad current or belt of easterly winds).
What is easterly in Hindi?
Easterly in Hindi is पुरवाई (purvāī), पुरवैया (purvaiyā). See Easterly meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is easterly?
Easterly can be a noun, an adjective, an adverb or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce easterly?
Easterly is pronounced /ˈiː.stə.li/ (UK).
What is the plural of easterly?
The plural of easterly is easterlies.

Words near easterly in the dictionary

  1. Easterlike
  2. Easterlin paradox
  3. easterliness
  4. easterling
  5. easterlings
  6. easterly
  7. Easterlys
  8. Eastermonth
  9. eastermost
  10. eastern
  11. Eastern Abenaki

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Adapted from Wiktionary: easterly (page history and authors); Easterly (page history and authors); पुरोवात (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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