westwardly

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westwardly

/ˈwɛstwədli/ UK

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From westward + -ly.

adjective more westwardly · most westwardly

Blowing from the west (of wind).
Situated in or moving towards the west.

adverb more westwardly · most westwardly

In a westward direction. He was going westwardly, and very kindly enquired of me where I was travelling?

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@misc{westwardly_2026,
  title = {westwardly},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/westwardly},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}