southerly

souther +‎ -ly.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈsʌðəliː/

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• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈsʌðɚli/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈsɐðəliː/
• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈsɐðɘliː/

southerly (plural southerlies)

1. A wind blowing from the south.

• auster, souther

southerly (comparative more southerly, superlative most southerly)

1. Facing the south; directed towards the south.

   a southerly voyage

2. Located towards or in the south.
   • 2017 May, Piera Chen, Dinah Gardner, “Taiwan's Islands”, in Lonely Planet Taiwan (Lonely Planet)‎, 10th edition (Travel), Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 299‎:

     The islands of Jyuguang Township (莒光鄉; Jǔguāng xiāng), Dongju (東莒; Dōngjǔ; Tongchu) and Xiju (西莒; Xījǔ; Hsichu), are the most southerly of Matsu’s islands. Both are remote and sparsely inhabited, but there's some pretty scenery.

3. Coming from the south.

   Warm, moist air was brought by southerly winds

• southly

• southerliness

southerly (comparative more southerly, superlative most southerly)

1. In a southward direction or position; (towards the) south.
2. From the south.

• southly