southernly

American  

[suhth-ern-lee] / ˈsʌð ərn li /

adjective

1. southerly.

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southernly British  

/ ˈsʌðənlɪ /

adjective

1. a less common word for southerly

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Other Word Forms

• southernliness noun

Etymology

Origin of southernly

First recorded in 1585–95; southern + -ly

Example Sentences

The last recorded southernly moose sighting was just west of Stevens Pass in 2009, according to the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 9, 2022

Roughly 25 minutes later, Rebecca tells us Dyson "actually spent some time in the southernly region."

From The Verge • Feb. 26, 2015

Box 77, Big Bear Lake, CA 92315 � 909-866-5766 � [email protected] The salmon shark closely resembles the mako, its cousin in southernly climes.

From Time Magazine Archive

Guam, the southernly and principal island, is 100 miles in circumference, and has a population of 8,100, of which 1,400 are Europeans.

From The Story of the Philippines and Our New Possessions, Including the Ladrones, Hawaii, Cuba and Porto Rico The Eldorado of the Orient by Halstead, Murat

After crossing the river, we hurried along by a more southernly and straighter road than we formerly came by, and reached Kazé towards the latter end of June.

From What Led to the Discovery of the Source of the Nile by Speke, John Hanning