westerly

• POS: Adjective, Noun, Adverb
• HYPHEN: west=er=ly

CIDE DICTIONARY

westerly, a. 

 Of or pertaining to the west; toward the west; coming from the west; western.  [1913 Webster]

westerly, adv. 

 Toward the west; westward.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

westerly, adj., adv., & n.
--adj. & adv.
1 in a western position or direction.
2 (of a wind) blowing from the west.
--n. (pl. -ies) a wind blowing from the west.

Etymology

wester (adj.) f. OE westra f. WEST

THESAURUS

westerly

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