Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

southwestward

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.05 in modern English

Syllables: south-west-ward
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

In or toward the southwest

adv

Toward the southwest

Etymology

Etymology tree English southwest Proto-Indo-European *wert-der. Proto-Germanic *wardaz Old English -weard English -ward English southwestward From southwest + -ward.

Inflected Forms

more southwestward (comparative) most southwestward (superlative)

Derived Forms

southwestwardly

Synonyms

southwestwards southwest southwestwardly sou'-west sw

Questions

What does southwestward mean?: In or toward the southwest
Where does southwestward come from?: Etymology tree English southwest Proto-Indo-European *wert-der. Proto-Germanic *wardaz Old English -weard English -ward English southwestward From southwest + -ward.

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