westwardly

American  

[west-werd-lee] / ˈwɛst wərd li /

adjective

1. having a westward direction or situation.

   the westwardly migration of the 1850s.

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adverb

1. toward the west.

Etymology

Origin of westwardly

First recorded in 1510–20; westward + -ly

Example Sentences

The railway carries us westwardly to Ameca, a picturesque town, and thence the saddle is our means of conveyance.

From Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development by Hume, Martin

The claim, however, to the westwardly extension of New France to the Pacific Ocean, requires some better evidence than the maps of the French Geographers.

From The Oregon Territory Its History and Discovery by Twiss, Travers

The terrified pilot has no need of helm or sail, for the barks are borne westwardly with incredible velocity.

From The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies by White, Catherine Ann

The gorge, too, by which they went up, and at the bottom of which their mules were left, debouches westwardly on the plain—the direction in which the lancers have ridden off.

From The Lone Ranche by Reid, Mayne

The claim to a westwardly extension to those seas was thus early asserted, as part, not of Louisiana, but of New France.

From The Oregon Territory Its History and Discovery by Twiss, Travers