Meanings
adjectivenorth-northwesterly (not comparable)
- not comparableComing from the north-northwest.
- not comparableSituated toward or in the direction of north-northwest.
Alternative form: north-northwestward
nounnorth-northwesterly (plural north-northwesterlies)
plural north-northwesterlies
- A persistent wind or storm from the north-northwest.
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