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northerly |
Overview of adj northerly The adj northerly has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) northerly, northern -- (situated in or oriented toward the north; "the northern suburbs"; "going in a northerly direction") 2. northerly, northern -- (coming from the north; used especially of wind; "the north wind doth blow"; "a northern snowstorm"; "the winds are northerly") Overview of adv northerly The adv northerly has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. north, North, to the north, in the north, northerly, northwards, northward -- (in a northern direction; "they earn more up North"; "Let's go north!") Antonyms of adj northerly 2 senses of northerly Sense 1 northerly, northern INDIRECT (VIA north) -> south Sense 2 northerly, northern INDIRECT (VIA north) -> south Similarity of adj northerly 2 senses of northerly Sense 1 northerly, northern => north (vs. south) Sense 2 northerly, northern => north (vs. south) Attributes of adj northerly Familiarity of adj northerly northerly used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj northerly northerly Overview of adj northerly The adj northerly has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) northerly, northern -- (situated in or oriented toward the north; "the northern suburbs"; "going in a northerly direction") 2. northerly, northern -- (coming from the north; used especially of wind; "the north wind doth blow"; "a northern snowstorm"; "the winds are northerly") Overview of adv northerly The adv northerly has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. north, North, to the north, in the north, northerly, northwards, northward -- (in a northern direction; "they earn more up North"; "Let's go north!")
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