westerly

C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction

US /ˈwɛstərli/ UK /ˈwɛstəli/ See IPA manual

adj adv noun

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adj
situated toward or coming from the west

A stiff westerly wind drove the clouds inland.

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Synonyms

1 adj · situated toward or coming... western westwardoccidental

Opposites

easterly eastern eastward

Word family

Related forms west western westward

Etymology

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

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Space, Position & Direction Word Formation & Derivatives

# westerly

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj, adv, noun
**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
- Space, Position & Direction
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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