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English
Etymology
souther + -ly.
Pronunciation
Noun
southerly (plural southerlies)
- A wind blowing from the south.
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wind blowing from the south
Adjective
southerly (comparative more southerly, superlative most southerly)
- Facing the south; directed towards the south.
- a southerly voyage
- Located towards or in the south.
2017 May, Piera Chen, Dinah Gardner, “Taiwan's Islands”, in Lonely Planet Taiwan (Lonely Planet), 10th edition (Travel), Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 299:The islands of Jyuguang Township (莒光鄉; Jǔguāng xiāng), Dongju (東莒; Dōngjǔ; Tongchu) and Xiju (西莒; Xījǔ; Hsichu), are the most southerly of Matsu’s islands. Both are remote and sparsely inhabited, but there's some pretty scenery.
- Coming from the south.
- Warm, moist air was brought by southerly winds
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located towards the south
Adverb
southerly (comparative more southerly, superlative most southerly)
- In a southward direction or position; (towards the) south.
- From the south.
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