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southwestward

southwestward adjective: in or toward the southwest.

Adjective

southwestward (comparative more southwestward, superlative most southwestward)

  1. In or toward the southwest

Adverb

southwestward (comparative more southwestward, superlative most southwestward)

  1. Toward the southwest

Synonyms of southwestward

Forms of southwestward

Adjective
comparativemore southwestward
superlativemost southwestward
Adverb
comparativemore southwestward
superlativemost southwestward

Origin of southwestward

From southwest + -ward.

Words formed from southwestward

Questions about southwestward

What does southwestward mean?
Southwestward means in or toward the southwest.
What part of speech is southwestward?
Southwestward can be an adjective or an adverb.

Words near southwestward in the dictionary

  1. southwesterners
  2. southwesternmost
  3. southwesters
  4. southwestmost
  5. southwests
  6. southwestward
  7. southwestwardly
  8. southwestwards
  9. Southwick
  10. Southwick and Widley
  11. Southwicks

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