southeastwardly

6.0

Toward the southeast

adverb
/ˌsaʊθˈiːstˌwɜrdli/

: hacia el sureste

The wind blew southeastwardly across the fields.

Examples

Clouds moved southeastwardly ahead of the approaching storm.
The explorers traveled southeastwardly across the plains, following the river.
The birds migrated southeastwardly in search of a warmer climate.
They traveled southeastwardly to reach the coast.
The hikers moved southeastwardly along the well-marked trail towards the valley.
As the sun rose, the light streamed southeastwardly over the horizon.
To find the nearest town, they drove southeastwardly for several miles.

Synonyms

southeast

vssoutheastwardly

4 1.0

Facing the direction between south and east

specifies movement into or toward that compass direction rather than origin

southeasterly

vssoutheastwardly

1 4.1

Located toward the southeast

focuses on movement into or toward that direction rather than fixed position

southeastward

vssoutheastwardly

2.7

Toward the southeast

is a more formal adverb emphasising movement toward that compass point

sou'-east

vssoutheastwardly

Archaic

9.6

Toward the point between south and east

is the full adverbial form used for the same directional motion

south-east

vssoutheastwardly

1.0

In the direction between south and east

is the continuous adverbial form rather than the hyphenated variant

Surface Forms

southeastwardly positive

Morphology

southeastwardly = southeastward (transparent) = south + east + ward + ly

Formed by adding the adverbial suffix '-ly' to 'southeastward' (itself 'southeast' + '-ward'), yielding a straightforward directional adverb.

Etymology

Southeastwardly is made of south and east plus -ward ('in the direction of') and -ly ('in this way'). So, to go southeastwardly is to move toward the point or 'corner' between south and east, which helps you remember it means 'in or toward a southeast direction'.