southwestwardly

American  

[sauth-west-werd-lee, sau-west-werd-lee] / ˌsaʊθˈwɛst wərd li, ˌsaʊˈwɛst wərd li /

adjective

1. toward or from the southwest.

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Etymology

Origin of southwestwardly

First recorded in 1790–1800; southwestward + -ly

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southwestwardly

After a sharp conflict, in which Yankee ingenuity and grit were fairly tested, the chivalry retired southwestwardly, acknowledging themselves badly defeated.

From Three Years in the Federal Cavalry by Willard W. Glazier

Looking from our hill-top southwestwardly across the plain, the eye is carried between two low ranges of hills into a valley which seems a continuation of this plain.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 121, November, 1867 by Various

In proceeding southwestwardly through New York, New Jersey, and elsewhere, we shall find in this branch of stock, a greater diversity and less uniform excellence; though they have extensive numbers of valuable animals.

From Domestic Animals History and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry and farm dogs; with directions for their management, breeding, crossing, rearing, feeding, and preparation for a profitable market; also their diseases and remedies. Together with full directions for the management of the dairy. by Richard L. Allen

A few of the tribes retain very nearly their original hunting-grounds; the principal migrations of those who have moved having been southwestwardly, from the headwaters of the Mississippi to the Missouri.

From Descriptive Catalogue of Photographs of North American Indians by W. H. Jackson

First, toward the west, came the Lookout range, rising abruptly from the river to the height of 2,200 feet, and stretching southwestwardly far into Georgia and Alabama.

From Chattanooga and Chickamauga Reprint of Gen. H. V. Boynton's letters to the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette, August, 1888. by Henry V. Boynton

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