westwardly

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adjective

Blowing from the west (of wind).

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Meanings

adjectivewestwardly (comparative more westwardly, superlative most westwardly)

comparative more westwardly · superlative most westwardly

  1. Blowing from the west (of wind).
  2. Situated in or moving towards the west.
adverbwestwardly (comparative more westwardly, superlative most westwardly)

comparative more westwardly · superlative most westwardly

  1. In a westward direction.

    He was going westwardly, and very kindly enquired of me where I was travelling?

    1834, David Crockett, A Narrative of the Life of, Nebraska, published 1987, page 38

Origin

From westward + -ly.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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