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southerly

/ˈsʌðəliː/US/ˈsʌðɚli/

southerly noun: a wind blowing from the south.

Noun

southerly (plural southerlies)

  1. A wind blowing from the south.
    Synonyms:
    auster, souther

Adjective

southerly (comparative more southerly, superlative most southerly)

  1. Facing the south; directed towards the south.
    • a southerly voyage
  2. Located towards or in the south.
    • The islands of Jyuguang Township (莒光鄉; Jǔguāng xiāng), Dongju (東莒; Dōngjǔ; Tongchu) and Xiju (西莒; Xījǔ; Hsichu), are the most southerly of Matsu’s islands. Both are remote and sparsely inhabited, but there's some pretty scenery.2017 May, Piera Chen, Dinah Gardner, “Taiwan's Islands”, in Lonely Planet Taiwan (Lonely Planet), 10th edition (Travel), Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 299
  3. Coming from the south.
    • Warm, moist air was brought by southerly winds

Adverb

southerly (comparative more southerly, superlative most southerly)

  1. In a southward direction or position; (towards the) south.
  2. From the south.

southerly meaning in Tamil and Punjabi

southerly in Tamil

தெற்கு நோக்கிய

southerly in Punjabi

southerly, south wind
دکھن dakkhiṇ

Examples of southerly in a sentence

  • Being one of the most southerly parts of the UK, the Isle of Wight has a milder subclimate than most other areas.
  • The Yahi or Deer Creek Indians is the most southerly division of the Yanan stock.
  • Chinchillids like Eoviscaccia are not yet strongly adapted to the cooler climates found in either high altitudes or southerly altitudes.

All 11 example sentences with southerly

Synonyms of southerly

Forms of southerly

Noun
pluralsoutherlies
Adjective
comparativemore southerly
superlativemost southerly
Adverb
comparativemore southerly
superlativemost southerly

Origin of southerly

From souther + -ly.

Words formed from southerly

Phrases with southerly

Questions about southerly

What does southerly mean?
Southerly means a wind blowing from the south.
What is southerly in Tamil?
Southerly in Tamil is தெற்கு நோக்கிய. See Southerly meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is southerly?
Southerly can be a noun, an adjective or an adverb.
How do you pronounce southerly?
Southerly is pronounced /ˈsʌðəliː/ (UK).
What is the plural of southerly?
The plural of southerly is southerlies.

Words near southerly in the dictionary

  1. southering
  2. Southerland
  3. Southerlands
  4. southerlies
  5. southerliness
  6. southerly
  7. southerly buster
  8. southerly busters
  9. southermost
  10. southern
  11. Southern Africa

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: southerly (page history and authors); southerly (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); دکھن (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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