weatherly

weath·er·ly

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [weth -er-lee]
- /ˈwɛð ər li/
- /ˈwe.ðərl.i/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [weth -er-lee]
- /ˈwɛð ər li/

Definitions of weatherly word

adjective weatherly (of a ship or boat) making very little leeway when close-hauled. 1
noun weatherly (of a boat) able to sail close to the wind without drifting much to leeward. 1
adjective weatherly (of a sailing vessel) making very little leeway when close-hauled, even in a stiff breeze 0
adjective weatherly that can sail close to the wind with very little drift to leeward 0
adjective weatherly (nautical) (of a sailing vessel) able to sail close to the wind with little leeway. 0

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Origin of weatherly

First appearance:

before 1645

One of the 44% oldest English words

First recorded in 1645-55; weather + -ly

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Parts of speech for Weatherly

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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weatherly popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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