easterly

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈistɚli/ UK /ˈiːstəli/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
situated toward or coming from the east

An easterly wind brought a sudden chill to the coast.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · situated toward or coming... eastern eastward oriental

Opposites

westerly western

Word family

Related forms east eastern eastward

Etymology

From easter (an obsolete adjective meaning 'eastern', from Old English ēasterra) + -ly; ultimately from Old English ēast ('east').

ēast Old English *austraz Proto-Germanic *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# easterly

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈistɚli/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈiːstəli/

## Meanings
1. situated toward or coming from the east

## Examples
- An easterly wind brought a sudden chill to the coast.

## Synonyms
- eastern
- eastward
- oriental

## Antonyms
- westerly
- western

## Related Forms
- east
- eastern
- eastward

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: ēast
- Root: *austraz
- Root: *h₂ews-

## Etymology
From easter (an obsolete adjective meaning 'eastern', from Old English ēasterra) + -ly; ultimately from Old English ēast ('east').

## AI Etymology
Easterly is from easter (an obsolete adjective meaning 'eastern', from Old English ēasterra) + -ly; ultimately from Old English ēast ('east'). The ancestry passes through Old English ēast, Proto-Germanic *austraz, and Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews-. The suffix -ly forms an adverb or adjective from the base, so the English form is shaped by recognizable word formation as well as by its inherited or borrowed base. In present use as adjective, adverb, and noun, it means "situated toward or coming from the east", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include east, eastern, and eastward.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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