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south-southeasterly

south-southeasterly adjective: coming from the south-southeast.

Adjective

south-southeasterly (not comparable)

  1. Coming from the south-southeast.
  2. Situated toward or in the direction of south-southeast.
    • Alternative form: south-southeastward

Noun

south-southeasterly (plural south-southeasterlies)

  1. A persistent wind or storm from the south-southeast.

Forms of south-southeasterly

pluralsouth-southeasterlies

Questions about south-southeasterly

What does south-southeasterly mean?
South-southeasterly means coming from the south-southeast.
What part of speech is south-southeasterly?
South-southeasterly can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near south-southeasterly in the dictionary

  1. south-seeking poles
  2. south-south-east
  3. south-south-west
  4. south-southeast
  5. south-southeasterlies
  6. south-southeasterly
  7. south-southeastern
  8. south-southeastward
  9. south-southeastwards
  10. south-southerlies
  11. south-southerly

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