southwesterly

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adjective

Situated in, or pointing to, the southwest.

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southwestersouthwestsouthsouthwestern
OriginEnglish westerly ← Middle English south ← Old English sūþ →
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Meanings

adjectivesouthwesterly (comparative more southwesterly, superlative most southwesterly)

comparative more southwesterly · superlative most southwesterly · alternative south-westerly

  1. Situated in, or pointing to, the southwest.
  2. climatologyOf a wind, coming from the southwest.
adverbsouthwesterly (comparative more southwesterly, superlative most southwesterly)

comparative more southwesterly · superlative most southwesterly · alternative south-westerly

  1. From the southwest.
nounsouthwesterly (plural southwesterlies)

plural southwesterlies · alternative south-westerly

  1. climatologyA strong wind or storm from the southwest.

    Synonyms: southwester

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA strong wind or storm from the southwest.

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southwester

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivecoming from the southwest

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southwestsouth

adjectivesituated in or oriented toward the southwest

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southwestsouthwesternsouth
Also see
southwestsouthwestern

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-West Germanic*sunþ
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sóh₂wl̥ ~ *sh₂wén-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*sh₂ún-teros
  4. Proto-Germanic*sunþraz
  5. Proto-Germanic*sunþrą
  6. Proto-West Germanic*sunþr
  7. Old Englishsūþ
  8. Middle Englishsouth
  9. Englishsouth
  10. Englishwesterly
  11. Englishsouthwesterly

From south + westerly.

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Translations

Dutch zuidwestelijk, zuidwestelijk
  • zuidwestelijksituated in or pointing to the southwest
  • zuidwestelijkcomng from the southwest
  • zuidwestelijkfrom the southwest
Finnish lounainen, lounais-
  • lounainensituated in or pointing to the southwest
  • lounais-situated in or pointing to the southwest
  • lounainencomng from the southwest
  • lounais-comng from the southwest
  • lounaastafrom the southwest
Russian юго-западный
  • юго-западный (jugo-zapadnyj)situated in or pointing to the southwest
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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