northeastwardly

6.2

Toward the northeast

adverb
/ˌnɔrˈθiːstˌwɜrdli/

: hacia el noreste

The wind blew northeastwardly all night.

Examples

Birds migrated northeastwardly as the seasons changed.
The coastline curves northeastwardly along the bay for several miles.
The road stretches northeastwardly through the mountains, offering spectacular views.
Look northeastwardly!
The hikers moved northeastwardly to reach the summit before sunset.
As the storm approached, the clouds drifted northeastwardly across the sky.
The river flows northeastwardly into the larger lake, creating a beautiful estuary.

Synonyms

northeast

vsnortheastwardly

25 1.0

To move toward the north and east

is expressed with an alternate adverbial form using a directional suffix

northeastward

vsnortheastwardly

1 3.2

In the direction halfway between north and east on a compass

is formed with an extra adverbial ending for grammatical nuance

north-east

vsnortheastwardly

1.0

Toward the north and east

is written without a hyphen and uses a different adverb ending

nor'-east

vsnortheastwardly

Archaic

9.9

In the direction halfway between north and east

is the more neutral and widely used directional adverb form

Surface Forms

northeastwardly positive

Morphology

northeastwardly = northeastward (transparent) = north + east + ward + ly

Formed from the clear components 'northeast' + '-ward' with an added adverbial '-ly', so meaning is directly inferable as 'toward the northeast'.

Etymology

The word northeastwardly comes from joining north and east with ward meaning 'toward' and the ending -ly. So, northeastwardly simply means 'toward the northeast', just like forward means 'toward the front'.