northerly

/nɔrðərli/ adjectivenounadverb
9 letters3 syllables15 points in Scrabble®15 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS4
ADJECTIVE
1

Situated in or oriented toward the north.

“going in a northerly direction”

2

Coming from the north; used especially of wind.

“the winds are northerly”

NOUN
1

A wind that blows from the north.

ADVERB
1

In a northern direction.

WORD FORMS
Related formnorther
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®15 points
Words With Friends®15 points
Double word30 points
Triple word45 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinortherlynay
Starts & ends withN … Y
Syllablesnor · ther · ly
SYNONYMS & RELATED7
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