WESTERLY

westbound, westerly, westward

(adjective) moving toward the west; “westbound pioneers”

westerly, western

(adjective) of wind; from the west

westerly

(adverb) from the west; “the wind blew westerly”

westerly

(adverb) toward the west; “we began to steer away westerly”- Daniel Defoe

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

westerly (comparative more westerly, superlative most westerly)

Situated in the west.

(of wind) Coming from the west.

Synonyms

• ponent

• westly

Adverb

westerly (comparative more westerly, superlative most westerly)

Towards the west.

Usage notes

Used by Land Surveyors when they do not want to be specific (not Astronomic West)

Synonyms

• westly

Noun

westerly (plural westerlies)

A westerly wind or storm.

Synonyms

• zephyr

Anagrams

• sweltery

Proper noun

Westerly

A town in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States.

An unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States.

Anagrams

• sweltery

Source: Wiktionary


West"er*ly, a.

Definition: Of or pertaining to the west; toward the west; coming from the west; western.

West"er*ly, adv.

Definition: Toward the west; westward.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

25 February 2025

ENDLESSLY

(adverb) (spatial sense) seeming to have no bounds; “the Nubian desert stretched out before them endlessly”


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