westernly

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adjective

In or towards the west.

First used 16th–19th c.Scrabble 15
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Meanings

adjectivewesternly (comparative more westernly, superlative most westernly)

comparative more westernly · superlative most westernly

  1. obsoleteIn or towards the west.First known use 16th–19th c.

    They have many enemies, namely, all their westernly Countries beyond the mountaines, and the heads of the rivers.

    1624, John Smith, Generall Historie, Kupperman, published 1988, page 145

Origin

From western + -ly.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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