southwestwardly
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of southwestwardly
First recorded in 1790–1800; southwestward + -ly
Example Sentences
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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 Glazier, Willard W.
Lived originally on the Red River of the North, but were driven southwestwardly across the Missouri by the Sioux, and fortified themselves on the Ponca River.
From Descriptive Catalogue of Photographs of North American Indians by Jackson, W. H.
Reaching a more populous thoroughfare, on which he saw more soldiers than citizens, he proceeded southwestwardly in a preoccupied manner, his coatless condition being easily accounted for by the heat of the season.
From The Road to Paris by Stephens, Robert Neilson
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 Jackson, W. H.
The people and strength of America are evidently bearing southwardly, and southwestwardly.
From The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 3 of 4 by American Anti-Slavery Society
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