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north-northeasterly

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

Adjective

north-northeasterly (not comparable)

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

Noun

north-northeasterly (plural north-northeasterlies)

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

Forms of north-northeasterly

pluralnorth-northeasterlies

Questions about north-northeasterly

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

Words near north-northeasterly in the dictionary

  1. north-easts
  2. north-north-east
  3. north-north-west
  4. north-northeast
  5. north-northeasterlies
  6. north-northeasterly
  7. north-northeastern
  8. north-northeastward
  9. north-northeastwards
  10. north-northwest
  11. north-northwesterlies

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