westerly C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈwɛstərli/ UK /ˈwɛstəli/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj situated toward or coming from the west A stiff westerly wind drove the clouds inland. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · situated toward or coming... westernwestwardoccidental ↔ Opposites easterlyeasterneastward Word family Related forms westwesternwestward Etymology AI details From west + -erly (on the model of easterly, northerly), ultimately from Old English west ('in or toward the west'), from Proto-Germanic *westrą. west Old English *westrą Proto-Germanic View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # westerly **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈwɛstərli/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈwɛstəli/ ## Meanings 1. situated toward or coming from the west ## Examples - A stiff westerly wind drove the clouds inland. ## Synonyms - western - westward - occidental ## Antonyms - easterly - eastern - eastward ## Related Forms - west - western - westward ## Roots and Affixes - Root: west - Root: *westrą ## Etymology From west + -erly (on the model of easterly, northerly), ultimately from Old English west ('in or toward the west'), from Proto-Germanic *westrą. ## AI Etymology Westerly is from west + -erly (on the model of easterly, northerly), ultimately from Old English west ('in or toward the west'), from Proto-Germanic *westrą. Important recorded forms include west (Old English) and *westrą (Proto-Germanic). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers situated toward or coming from the west. The wider family includes related words such as west, western, and westward. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown