SOUTHERNLY

Etymology

Adjective

southernly (comparative more southernly, superlative most southernly)

Somewhat southern.

Adverb

southernly (comparative more southernly, superlative most southernly)

Southward.

Synonyms

• southerly

Source: Wiktionary


South"ern*ly, a.

Definition: Somewhat southern.

– adv.

Definition: In a southerly manner or course; southward.

SOUTHERN

South"ern, a. Etym: [AS. s. See South.]

Definition: Of or pertaining to the south; situated in, or proceeding from, the south; situated or proceeding toward the south. Southern Cross (Astron.), a constellation of the southern hemisphere containing several bright stars so related in position as to resemble a cross.

– Southern Fish (Astron.), a constelation of the southern hemisphere (Piscis Australis) containing the bright star Fomalhaut.

– Southern States (U.S. Hist. & Geog.), the States of the American Union lying south of Pennsylvania and the Ohio River, with Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas. Before the Civil War, Missouri also, being a slave State, was classed as one of the Southern States.

South"ern, n.

Definition: A Southerner. [R.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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