southwardly

south·ward·ly

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [south-werd-lee; Nautical suhth -erd-lee]
- /ˈsaʊθ wərd li; Nautical ˈsʌð ərd li/
- /ˈsaʊ.θwəd.lɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [south-werd-lee; Nautical suhth -erd-lee]
- /ˈsaʊθ wərd li; Nautical ˈsʌð ərd li/

Definitions of southwardly word

adverb southwardly toward the south 0
adverb southwardly from the south 0

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Origin of southwardly

First appearance:

before 1590

One of the 37% oldest English words

First recorded in 1590-1600; southward + -ly

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Parts of speech for Southwardly

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Southwardly

southwardly popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.