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northwestwardly

northwestwardly

6.4
Moving toward the northwest
  • adverb
  • /nɔrθˈwɛstwərdli/
translation icon : hacia el noroeste
  • The wind blew northwestwardly all night.

Examples

  • Clouds began to move northwestwardly as the storm changed direction.

  • The explorers traveled northwestwardly across the open plain for several days.

  • The birds migrated northwestwardly in search of a cooler climate.

  • We traveled northwestwardly to reach the mountains.

  • The explorers traveled northwestwardly across the open plain for several days.

  • We traveled northwestwardly to reach the mountains.

  • Clouds began to move northwestwardly as the storm changed direction.

Synonyms

northwest
vsnorthwestwardly
26 1.0

Toward the direction halfway between north and west

is limited to the directional adverbial sense not a location
northwestward
vsnorthwestwardly
1 2.9

In a direction toward the point halfway between north and west on a compass

is the adverbial form used with an -ly ending
north-west
vsnorthwestwardly
1.0

In the direction between north and west

is the unhyphenated adverbial variant used in standard writing
nor'-west
vsnorthwestwardly
  • UK
8.2

To move toward the northwest

is the modern adverbial spelling used in general writing

Surface Forms

northwestwardly positive

Morphology

northwestwardly = northwestward (transparent) = northwest + ward + ly

Formed by clear, regular steps: 'northwest' (direction) + suffix '-ward' (toward) -> 'northwestward' (adjective), then '-ly' creates the adverb; the meaning is directly predictable.

Etymology

Northwestwardly is built from north and west with the ending -ward meaning 'toward' and -ly which makes a word tell 'how' something is done. So it simply means 'in a direction toward the northwest'.