northerly
/ˈnɔɹðɚli/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.95 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Located in a northern region.
adj
Coming from the north.
adv
From the north.
Example Sentences
- "a northerly voyage"
- "Those on the northerly route reached Ning-shan on February 16th, were joined there by a surviving group of Shih Ta-k’ai’s expeditionary soldiers under Cheng Chung-ho, and on March 26th converged at Nei-hsiang as planned with Ma Jung-ho’s army from the southerly route. Ch’en Ta-hsi’s Nien army, which had returned to Honan in the spring of 1863, also came to Nei-hsiang soon thereafter, at which point the entire force proceeded to Tsao-yang in Hupeh."
- "But I'm here to follow the less well-trodden route up to the most northerly point of the British mainland, which has its own scenic claim to make."
- "a northerly wind"
- "Now they were faced with the problem of a northerly blow, which could soon send a heavy swell clean into the bay."
- "Over November 26-27, Storm Arwen brought northerly winds of up to 100 mph and snow in some parts of the UK."
Etymology
From norther + -ly.
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈnɔɹðɚli/
- British English: /ˈnɔːðəli/