southeasterly
See also: south-easterly
English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]southeasterly (comparative more southeasterly, superlative most southeasterly)
- situated in, or pointing to, the southeast
- 1847 March 30, Herman Melville, Omoo: A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas; […], London: John Murray, […], →OCLC:
- The people of the southeasterly clusters—concerning whom, however, but little is known—have a bad name as cannibals; and for that reason their hospitality is seldom taxed by the mariner.
- (chiefly of a wind) coming from the southeast
Translations
[edit]situated in, or pointing to, the southeast
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coming from the southeast
Noun
[edit]southeasterly (plural southeasterlies)
- A strong wind or storm from the southeast.
Translations
[edit]wind or storm
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Adverb
[edit]southeasterly (comparative more southeasterly, superlative most southeasterly)
- From the southeast.
Translations
[edit]from the southeast
References
[edit]- ^ James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “South-ea·sterly, a. and adv.”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume IX, Part 1 (Si–St), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 482, column 3: “f. South + Easterly.”