Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

southeasterly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.22 in modern English

Syllables
south-east-er-ly
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

situated in, or pointing to, the southeast

adj

coming from the southeast

noun

A strong wind or storm from the southeast.

adv

From the southeast.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From south + easterly.

Inflected Forms

more southeasterly (comparative) most southeasterly (superlative) south-easterly (alternative) southeasterlies (plural)

Synonyms

southeast southeastern

Questions

What does southeasterly mean?
situated in, or pointing to, the southeast
Where does southeasterly come from?
From south + easterly.

How to pronounce southeasterly

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