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northwardly

northwardly adverb: northwards, towards the north.

Adverb

northwardly (comparative more northwardly, superlative most northwardly)

  1. northwards, towards the north

Adjective

northwardly (comparative more northwardly, superlative most northwardly)

  1. Having a northern direction.

Forms of northwardly

Adverb
comparativemore northwardly
superlativemost northwardly
Adjective
comparativemore northwardly
superlativemost northwardly

Origin of northwardly

From northward + -ly.

Questions about northwardly

What does northwardly mean?
Northwardly means northwards, towards the north.
What part of speech is northwardly?
Northwardly can be an adverb or an adjective.

Words near northwardly in the dictionary

  1. Northups
  2. Northvale
  3. northward
  4. northward equinox
  5. northward equinoxes
  6. northwardly
  7. northwards
  8. Northway
  9. Northways
  10. northwest
  11. Northwest Angle

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