southeastwardly

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

/ ˌsaʊθˈist wərd li; Nautical ˌsaʊˈist wərd li /

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adjective, adverb

toward or from the southeast.

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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

Origin of southeastwardly

First recorded in 1785–95; southeastward + -ly

Grant's plan of campaign was to move by his left from the Rappahannock southeastwardly.
A Short History of the United States|Edward Channing
With my own division I advanced southeastwardly to hills in that direction, keeping abreast of the movement on Rocky Face.
Military Reminiscences of the Civil War V2|Jacob Dolson Cox