Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

westernly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: west-ern-ly
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

In or towards the west.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"They have many enemies, namely, all their westernly Countries beyond the mountaines, and the heads of the rivers."

Etymology

From western + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: western

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more westernly (comparative) most westernly (superlative)

Questions

What does westernly mean?: In or towards the west.
Where does westernly come from?: From western + -ly.

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