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westernly

westernly adjective: in or towards the west.

Adjective

westernly (comparative more westernly, superlative most westernly)

  1. (obsolete) In or towards the west.
    • They have many enemies, namely, all their westernly Countries beyond the mountaines, and the heads of the rivers.1624, John Smith, Generall Historie, Kupperman, published 1988, page 145

Forms of westernly

comparativemore westernly
superlativemost westernly

Origin of westernly

From western + -ly.

Questions about westernly

What does westernly mean?
Westernly means in or towards the west.
What part of speech is westernly?
Westernly is an adjective.

Words near westernly in the dictionary

  1. westernized
  2. Westernizer
  3. Westernizers
  4. westernizes
  5. westernizing
  6. westernly
  7. westernmost
  8. Westernness
  9. Westernphile
  10. westerns
  11. westernwear

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