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Easterly has 8 different meanings across 4 categories:

Noun · Adjective · Adverb · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a wind from the east

2

Any persistent wind from the east (usually applied to broad currents or belts of easterly winds).

Adjective
1

lying in or toward the east

"the east side of New York"

"eastern cities"

2

from the east; used especially of winds

"an eastern wind"

"the winds are easterly"

3

Facing the east; directed towards the east.

Adverb
1

from the east

"the winds blew easterly all night"

2

In an eastward direction or position; towards the east.

Proper Noun
1

A surname​.

Example Sentences
"the east side of New York" adjective
"eastern cities" adjective
"an eastern wind" adjective
"the winds are easterly" adjective
"the winds blew easterly all night" adverb
See Also
levant recurvature custard wind equatorial easterly eastern eastwardly easterliness easterlies
Related Terms
Antonyms
westerly
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
wind
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
levanter
Rhyming Words
orly burly curly carly hurly karly parly surly wurly early marly airly girly whirly quirly nearly fairly uberly charly knurly
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