southerly

CEFRB1

/ˈsʌðəliː/

adjective · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Coming from or moving toward the south.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Facing the south; directed towards the south.

Examples

  • Only Diego Garcia, the largest and most southerly of the islands, is inhabited.

  • The constellation Scorpio is hard to observe because of its southerly position from Central Europe.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

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5
Parts of speech
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Citations
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Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Located towards or in the south.

  2. Coming from the south.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A wind blowing from the south.

More examples

In context

  • Warm, moist air was brought by southerly winds

  • a southerly voyage

  • 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.

Synonyms

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The temperature dropped sharply as the blank wind blew in from the ice-covered continent to the south.

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Origin

adjective

From souther + -ly.