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Northerly Common

Northerly has 7 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Adjective · Adverb

Definitions
Noun
1

a wind that blows from the north

2

A wind blowing from the north.

Adjective
1

situated in or oriented toward the north

"the northern suburbs"

"going in a northerly direction"

2

coming from the north; used especially of wind

"the north wind doth blow"

"a northern snowstorm"

"the winds are northerly"

3

Facing the north; directed towards the north.

Adverb
1

in a northern direction

"they earn more up north"

"Let's go north!"

2

In an northward direction or position; (towards the) north.

Example Sentences
"the northern suburbs" adjective
"going in a northerly direction" adjective
"the north wind doth blow" adjective
"a northern snowstorm" adjective
"the winds are northerly" adjective
"they earn more up north" adverb
"Let's go north!" adverb
See Also
northbound northerlies north wind northumberland northernly northern northerliness northward
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
wind
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
bise mistral tramontane
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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