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Webster 1913 Edition


Northwesterly

Northˊwest′er-ly

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Adj.
Toward the northwest, or from the northwest.

Definition 2024


northwesterly

northwesterly

See also: north-westerly

English

Alternative forms

Adjective

northwesterly (comparative more northwesterly, superlative most northwesterly)

  1. situated in, or pointing to, the northwest
  2. (chiefly of a wind) coming from the northwest

Adverb

northwesterly (comparative more northwesterly, superlative most northwesterly)

  1. From the northwest