Meanings
comparative more southeasterly · superlative most southeasterly · alternative south-easterly
- situated in, or pointing to, the southeast
The people of the southeasterly clusters—concerning whom, however, but little is known—have a bad name as cannibals; and for that reason their hospitality is seldom taxed by the mariner.
1847 March 30, Herman Melville, Omoo: A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas; […], London: John Murray, […], →OCLC - coming from the southeast
plural southeasterlies · alternative south-easterly
- A strong wind or storm from the southeast.
comparative more southeasterly · superlative most southeasterly · alternative south-easterly
- From the southeast.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivesituated in or oriented toward the southeast
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Dutch zuidoostelijk, zuidoostelijk
- zuidoostelijksituated in, or pointing to, the southeast
- zuidoostelijkfrom the southeast
Finnish kaakkoinen, kaakkois-
- kaakkoinensituated in, or pointing to, the southeast
- kaakkois-situated in, or pointing to, the southeast
- kaakostacoming from the southeast
- kaakkois-coming from the southeast
- voimakas kaakkoistuuliwind or storm
- kaakkoismyrskywind or storm
- kaakossafrom the southeast
- kaakostafrom the southeast
- kaakkoonfrom the southeast
French sud-est
- sud-estcoming from the southeast
Māori i te tonga-mā-rāwhiti
- i te tonga-mā-rāwhiticoming from the southeast
Cite this entry
southeasterly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/southeasterly
“southeasterly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/southeasterly. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “southeasterly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/southeasterly.
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