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easternly

easternly adjective: in or towards the east.

Adjective

easternly (comparative more easternly, superlative most easternly)

  1. (obsolete) In or towards the east.

Forms of easternly

comparativemore easternly
superlativemost easternly

Origin of easternly

From eastern + -ly.

Questions about easternly

What does easternly mean?
Easternly means in or towards the east.
What part of speech is easternly?
Easternly is an adjective.

Words near easternly in the dictionary

  1. Easternizations
  2. easternize
  3. easternized
  4. easternizes
  5. easternizing
  6. easternly
  7. easternmost
  8. easternness
  9. easters
  10. Eastertide
  11. Eastertime

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