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northeasterly

northeasterly adjective: situated in, or pointing towards, the northeast.

Adjective

northeasterly (comparative more northeasterly, superlative most northeasterly)

  1. Situated in, or pointing towards, the northeast.
  2. Coming from the northeast.

Noun

northeasterly (plural northeasterlies)

  1. A persistent wind from the northeast
    Synonyms:
    northeaster

Synonyms of northeasterly

Forms of northeasterly

Adjective
comparativemore northeasterly
superlativemost northeasterly
alternative formnorth-easterly
Noun
pluralnortheasterlies

Questions about northeasterly

What does northeasterly mean?
Northeasterly means situated in, or pointing towards, the northeast.
What part of speech is northeasterly?
Northeasterly can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near northeasterly in the dictionary

  1. Northeast Passage
  2. Northeast Region
  3. northeastbound
  4. northeaster
  5. northeasterlies
  6. northeasterly
  7. northeastermost
  8. northeastern
  9. Northeastern Region
  10. northeastern water tick
  11. northeastern water ticks

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