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Webster 1913 Edition


Southwesterly

Southˊwest′er-ly

,
Adj.
To ward or from the southwest;
as, a
southwesterly
course; a
southwesterly
wind.

Webster 1828 Edition


Southwesterly

SOUTHWEST'ERLY

, a.
1.
In the direction of southwest, or nearly so.
2.
Coming from the southwest, or a point near it; as a southwesterly wind.

Definition 2024


southwesterly

southwesterly

See also: south-westerly

English

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Adjective

southwesterly (comparative more southwesterly, superlative most southwesterly)

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

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Adverb

southwesterly (comparative more southwesterly, superlative most southwesterly)

  1. From the southwest

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