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southwestwardly

southwestwardly

6.5
In the direction between south and west
  • adverb
  • /ˌsaʊθˈwɛstˌwɜrdli/
translation icon : hacia el suroeste
  • The wind blew southwestwardly across the open plain.

Examples

  • The current flowed southwestwardly, pushing the boat off its charted course.

  • They traveled southwestwardly until they reached the coast.

  • The winds blew southwestwardly all night.

  • We should head southwestwardly to reach the village.

  • The storm moved southwestwardly, causing heavy rain in many areas.

  • They drove southwestwardly for several hours to reach the festival.

  • The river flowed southwestwardly, carving a path through the landscape.

Synonyms

southwestward
vssouthwestwardly
1 2.7

Toward the southwest

is the adverbial form used to modify verbs or actions
sou'west
vssouthwestwardly
  • Archaic
9.6

Toward the direction between south and west

is a neutral written adverbial form rather than colloquial speech
south-west
vssouthwestwardly
1.0

Toward the south and west

is the unhyphenated adverbial form used in continuous text

Antonyms

northeastwardly
6.2

Toward the northeast

Surface Forms

southwestwardly positive

Morphology

southwestwardly = southwestward (transparent) = south + west + ward + ly

Formed by compounding 'south' + 'west' + directional suffix '-ward' and the adverbial '-ly'; the directional meaning is directly predictable.

Etymology

The word southwestwardly is made of south ('toward the south'), west ('toward the west') and ward ('toward'), and it uses the ending -ly to show how something moves. So, southwestwardly means 'in a southwestward direction'.