southerly C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈsʌðərli/ UK /ˈsʌðəli/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj situated toward or coming from the south A southerly wind brought warmer air overnight. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · situated toward or coming... southwardsouthernmeridional ↔ Opposites northerlynorthward Word family Related forms southsouthernsouthward Etymology AI details From south + -erly, an adverbial and adjectival suffix used with the cardinal directions; south descends from Old English sūþ. sūþ Old English *sunþraz Proto-Germanic View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # southerly **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈsʌðərli/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈsʌðəli/ ## Meanings 1. situated toward or coming from the south ## Examples - A southerly wind brought warmer air overnight. ## Synonyms - southward - southern - meridional ## Antonyms - northerly - northward ## Related Forms - south - southern - southward ## Roots and Affixes - Root: sūþ - Root: *sunþraz ## Etymology From south + -erly, an adverbial and adjectival suffix used with the cardinal directions; south descends from Old English sūþ. ## AI Etymology Southerly comes from south + -erly, an adverbial and adjectival suffix used with the cardinal directions; south descends from Old English sūþ. The suffix is part of the word's derivational shape, marking the final grammatical or semantic role while the base supplies the central meaning. As an adjective, adverb, and noun, it carries the sense "situated toward or coming from the south", with the older formation still helping explain the modern use. Relevant historical forms include Old English sūþ and Proto-Germanic *sunþraz. Related words include south, southern, southward. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown