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Webster 1913 Edition
Northwesterly
Northˊwest′er-ly
,Adj.
Toward the northwest, or from the northwest.
Definition 2024
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English
Alternative forms
Adjective
northwesterly (comparative more northwesterly, superlative most northwesterly)
- situated in, or pointing to, the northwest
- (chiefly of a wind) coming from the northwest
Adverb
northwesterly (comparative more northwesterly, superlative most northwesterly)
- From the northwest