NORTHWESTERLY

northwestern, northwesterly, northwest

(adjective) situated in or oriented toward the northwest

northwesterly, northwest

(adjective) coming from the northwest; “northwesterly winds”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

northwesterly (comparative more northwesterly, superlative most northwesterly)

situated in, or pointing to, the northwest

(chiefly, of a wind) coming from the northwest

Adverb

northwesterly (comparative more northwesterly, superlative most northwesterly)

From the northwest

Noun

northwesterly (plural northwesterlies)

A strong wind or storm from the northwest.

Source: Wiktionary


North`west"er*ly, a.

Definition: Toward the northwest, or from the northwest.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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1 February 2025

GRIP

(noun) an intellectual hold or understanding; “a good grip on French history”; “they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities”; “he was in the grip of a powerful emotion”; “a terrible power had her in its grasp”


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Coffee Trivia

The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.

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