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northernly

northernly adjective: northerly.

Adjective

northernly (comparative more northernly, superlative most northernly)

  1. Northerly.
    • […] thence in a northernly direction in the center line of West street to the center line of Fifteenth street, produced west; thence with the center line […]1904, Indianapolis (Indiana), The General Ordinances of the City of Indianapolis, page 242

Forms of northernly

comparativemore northernly
superlativemost northernly

Origin of northernly

From northern + -ly.

Questions about northernly

What does northernly mean?
Northernly means northerly.
What part of speech is northernly?
Northernly is an adjective.

Words near northernly in the dictionary

  1. northernization
  2. northernize
  3. northernized
  4. northernizes
  5. northernizing
  6. northernly
  7. northernmost
  8. northernness
  9. northerns
  10. northers
  11. northest

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