northeasterly

north·east·er·ly

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [nawrth-ee-ster-lee; Nautical nawr-ee-ster-lee]
- /ˌnɔrθˈi stər li; Nautical ˌnɔrˈi stər li/
- /ˌnɔːˈθiː.stə.li/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nawrth-ee-ster-lee; Nautical nawr-ee-ster-lee]
- /ˌnɔrθˈi stər li; Nautical ˌnɔrˈi stər li/

Definitions of northeasterly word

adjective northeasterly of or located in the northeast. 1
adjective northeasterly toward or from the northeast. 1
adverb northeasterly toward or from the northeast. 1
noun northeasterly Situated in, or pointing towards the northeast. 1
adjective northeasterly coming from the north east 1
adjective northeasterly going towards the north east 1

See all 11 definitions of northeasterly

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Origin of northeasterly

First appearance:

before 1730

One of the 48% newest English words

First recorded in 1730-40; north + easterly

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Parts of speech for Northeasterly

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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northeasterly popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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