weatherly

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adjective

Able to sail close to the wind with little leeway.

OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English weather →
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Meanings

weatherly1

adjectiveweatherly (comparative more weatherly, superlative most weatherly)

comparative more weatherly · superlative most weatherly

  1. nauticalAble to sail close to the wind with little leeway.

Weatherly2

proper nounWeatherly (plural Weatherlys)

plural Weatherlys

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Englishweather
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishweatherly

From weather (“direction from which the wind blows”) + -ly (“characteristic of”).

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Translations

Russian рыскли́вый в наве́тренную сто́рону
  • рыскли́вый в наве́тренную сто́рону (rysklívyj v navétrennuju stóronu)nautical
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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