northernly

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adjective

Northerly.

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Meanings

adjectivenorthernly (comparative more northernly, superlative most northernly)

comparative more northernly · superlative most northernly

  1. Northerly.

    […] thence in a northernly direction in the center line of West street to the center line of Fifteenth street, produced west; thence with the center line […]

    1904, Indianapolis (Indiana), The General Ordinances of the City of Indianapolis, page 242

Origin

From northern + -ly.

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APA

northernly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/northernly

MLA

“northernly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/northernly. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “northernly,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/northernly.

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