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northwesterly
01
located in or facing the direction of the northwest
Grammatical Information
Composition
Compound
relational
ungradable
Examples
The northwesterly winds caused the temperatures to drop significantly.
02
originating from or moving in the direction of the northwest
Examples
A northwesterly breeze brought a chill to the evening air.
Lexical Tree
northwesterly
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