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west-southwesterly

west-southwesterly adjective: coming from the west-southwest.

Adjective

west-southwesterly (not comparable)

  1. Coming from the west-southwest.
  2. Situated toward or in the direction of west-southwest.
    • Alternative form: west-southwestward

Noun

west-southwesterly (plural west-southwesterlies)

  1. A persistent wind or storm from the west-southwest.

Forms of west-southwesterly

pluralwest-southwesterlies

Questions about west-southwesterly

What does west-southwesterly mean?
West-southwesterly means coming from the west-southwest.
What part of speech is west-southwesterly?
West-southwesterly can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near west-southwesterly in the dictionary

  1. west-northwestward
  2. west-northwestwards
  3. west-south-west
  4. west-southwest
  5. west-southwesterlies
  6. west-southwesterly
  7. west-southwestern
  8. west-southwestward
  9. west-southwestwards
  10. westaboo
  11. westaboos

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