northwesterly

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adjective

Situated in, or pointing to, the northwest.

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northwestnorthnorthwestern
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Meanings

adjectivenorthwesterly (comparative more northwesterly, superlative most northwesterly)

comparative more northwesterly · superlative most northwesterly · alternative north-westerly

  1. Situated in, or pointing to, the northwest.
  2. Coming from the northwest.
adverbnorthwesterly (comparative more northwesterly, superlative most northwesterly)

comparative more northwesterly · superlative most northwesterly · alternative north-westerly

  1. From the northwest.
nounnorthwesterly (plural northwesterlies)

plural northwesterlies · alternative north-westerly

  1. A strong wind or storm from the northwest.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivecoming from the northwest

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northwestnorth

adjectivesituated in or oriented toward the northwest

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northwesternnorthwestnorth
Also see
northwestnorthwestern

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From north + westerly. See also northwestern.

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Translations

German nordwestlich
  • nordwestlichnorthwesterly
Hungarian északnyugati
  • északnyugatinorthwesterly
Irish thiar thuaidh
  • thiar thuaidhnorthwesterly
Māori kei te marangai-mā-uru
  • kei te marangai-mā-urunorthwesterly
Cite this entry
APA

northwesterly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/northwesterly

MLA

“northwesterly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/northwesterly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “northwesterly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/northwesterly.

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