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southwestwardly

[ south-west-werd-lee; Nautical sou-west-werd-lee ]

adjective

  1. toward or from the southwest.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of southwestwardly1

First recorded in 1790–1800; southwestward + -ly

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Example Sentences

The people and strength of America are evidently bearing southwardly, and southwestwardly.

That is, he travelled from the Quivira province, in the present Kansas, southwestwardly to Mexico.

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