southeasterly
southeasterly · more southeasterly · most southeasterly
Situated in, or pointing to, the southeastSituated in, or pointing to, the southeast
» The southeasterly wind blew over the water.
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2 sensesSituated in, or pointing to, the southeast
situated in or oriented toward the southeast
Coming from the southeast
Examples
1 sentencesThe southeasterly wind blew over the water.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From south + easterly.From south + easterly.
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Forms
more southeasterly, most southeasterly| Comparative | more southeasterly Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most southeasterly Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- coming from the southeast:southeast
- situated in or oriented toward the southeast:southeastsoutheastern
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedsoutheaster
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.