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northwesterly

northwesterly adjective: situated in, or pointing to, the northwest.

Adjective

northwesterly (comparative more northwesterly, superlative most northwesterly)

  1. Situated in, or pointing to, the northwest.
  2. Coming from the northwest.

Adverb

northwesterly (comparative more northwesterly, superlative most northwesterly)

  1. From the northwest.

Noun

northwesterly (plural northwesterlies)

  1. A strong wind or storm from the northwest.

Forms of northwesterly

Adjective
comparativemore northwesterly
superlativemost northwesterly
alternative formnorth-westerly
Adverb
comparativemore northwesterly
superlativemost northwesterly
Noun
pluralnorthwesterlies

Origin of northwesterly

From north + westerly. See also northwestern.

Questions about northwesterly

What does northwesterly mean?
Northwesterly means situated in, or pointing to, the northwest.
What part of speech is northwesterly?
Northwesterly can be an adjective, an adverb or a noun.

Words near northwesterly in the dictionary

  1. Northwest Territories
  2. Northwest Territory
  3. northwestbound
  4. northwester
  5. northwesterlies
  6. northwesterly
  7. northwestermost
  8. northwestern
  9. Northwestern Boundary Dispute
  10. Northwestern Federal District
  11. Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

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