southwesterly

south·west·er·ly

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [south-wes-ter-lee; Nautical sou-wes-ter-lee]
- /ˌsaʊθˈwɛs tər li; Nautical ˌsaʊˈwɛs tər li/
- /ˌsaʊθˈwes.tə.li/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [south-wes-ter-lee; Nautical sou-wes-ter-lee]
- /ˌsaʊθˈwɛs tər li; Nautical ˌsaʊˈwɛs tər li/

Definitions of southwesterly word

adjective southwesterly coming from the south west 1
adjective southwesterly going towards the south west 1
adjective southwesterly A southwesterly point, area, or direction is to the southwest or toward the southwest. 0
adjective southwesterly in, towards, or (esp of a wind) from the southwest 0
noun southwesterly a wind or storm from the southwest 0
adjective southwesterly in or toward the southwest 0

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Origin of southwesterly

First appearance:

before 1700

One of the 50% oldest English words

1700-10; southwest + -erly (see easterly)

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Parts of speech for Southwesterly

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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southwesterly popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% 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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