westwardlyadj.

Brit.

/ˈwɛstwədli/, U.S.

/ˈwɛs(t)wərdli/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: westward adv., -ly suffix¹.

Etymology: < westward adv. + -ly suffix¹. Compare westwardly adv.

a. Situated to the westward.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > direction > cardinal points > West > [adjective]

westwardeOE

westOE

westerOE

westernOE

occidentalc1400

Occidenta1500

Hesperiana1547

westerly1549

westenc1550

westernly1575

westernlyc1595

setting1612

westwardly1651

ponent1667

westing1669

westlin1720

occasive1802

westland1818

westwards1838

1651 G. Gardyner Descr. New World i. 2 Europe, in which is our native Countrey, it being a Westwardly part of this Division.

1785 Acts & Laws Mass. (1890) 498 On the westwardly end of said Palmer's land on an old ditch.

1793 Act 33 Geo. III c. 131 (title) in Statutes at Large (1794) XII. Table An Act for amending..the Road leading from Uttoxeter to the Westwardly Part of Hardiwick Heath.

1838 E. A. Poe Narr. Arthur Gordon Pym xv. 134 The next island in point of size, and the most westwardly of the group, is that called the Inaccessible.

1917 Trans. Amer. Soc. Civil Engineers 81 1001 The number of drains was increased at Bays 11 and 12, being the two most westwardly bays of the new spillway.

1999 London (Ont.) Free Press (Nexis) 9 Dec. a5 Frustrated steak-lovers..were turned away from London's Outback, the most westwardly outpost in Ontario for the chain.

b. Directed or moving westwards.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > direction > cardinal points > West > [adjective] > moving

westering1747

westwardly1764

westbound1847

1764 V. Green Surv. Worcester iv. 35 The westwardly progress of this structure.

1780 S. Dunn Herbert's New Directory E.-Indies (ed. 5) ccxlv. 314 Between Cape Basses and the Laccadive Islands, there is a constant westwardly current, which is very deceiving, and makes ships much out in their reckonings.

1818 Niles' Weekly Reg. 29 Aug. 14/1 Having reached, and in a westwardly course turned, the southern extremity of the great western chain, it [sc. the Tennessee river] assumes a northwardly direction.

1870 R. A. Proctor Other Worlds than Ours iv. 108 (note) The relatively cold and westwardly equatorial currents.

1924 Man 24 26 The argument that there is proof of the early passage of the Sahara in a westwardly direction breaks down.

1973 W. T. Neill 20th-cent. Indonesia iv. 149 The South Equatorial Current passes in a westwardly direction through the waters of southern Indonesia and the Indian Ocean.

2008 F. Tabak Waning of Mediterranean i. i. 56 The westwardly migration of commercial and relatively large-scale cultivation.

2. Of a wind: blowing from the west.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [adjective] > from specific point of compass

southeOE

northeOE

northerneOE

easternOE

southernOE

south-easternOE

north-easternOE

westernOE

south-westernOE

southena1325

north-east1379

east-north-easta1398

east-south-easta1398

north-north-easta1398

north-westa1398

south-southeasta1398

south-westc1400

south-easta1425

nor'-westa1500

south-southwesta1522

north-westera1525

northerlya1544

southerly1550

south-southeast?1560

south-easterly1577

north-north-west1601

subprincipal1601

southernly1610

north-westerly1611

easternly1614

northernly1632

westwardly1653

northwardly1654

north-easterly1686

southwardly1693

southwesterly1703

eastling1725

south-southeasterly1803

westland1818

south-southwesterly1822

north-western1829

north-north-easterly1831

southwesterly1883

nor-nor-east1891

1653 tr. F. Carmeni Nissena 107 [They] hoist up their Sails, the wind being Westwardly, and good for their intended Navigation.

1681 R. Knox Hist. Relation Ceylon i. i. 4 When the Westwardly Winds blow, then it rains on the West side of the Island.

1706 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) VI. 10 The wind being westwardly, a general embarkation..is making at Harwich for Holland.

1805 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 96 249 (note) He expected a continuance of fine, clear weather, with westwardly winds.

1876 C. H. Davis Narr. North Polar Exped. Ship Polaris 259 The pack was driven in by a westwardly wind.

1941 Kerrville (Texas) Mountain Sun 27 Mar. 12/2 The northerly attack changed to a calm westwardly gale.

2006 T. Zahn Dragon & Herdsman xix. 219 The light westwardly breeze drifted across his eyes.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

westwardlyadv.

Brit.

/ˈwɛstwədli/, U.S.

/ˈwɛs(t)wərdli/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: westward adv., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < westward adv. + -ly suffix². Compare westwardly adj.

In a westward direction; towards the west.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > direction > cardinal points > West > [adverb]

westeOE

west-abouteOE

westeneOE

westwardeOE

bewest1016

westwardsOE

westly1440

westerlya1470

westwardly?1520

westernly1590

west-away1599

westlins1718

west-by1790

a-west1807

wessel1815

westlandways1820

nightwards1855

westbound1888

?1520 J. Rastell Nature .iiii. Element sig. Bviij^v And next from them westwardly Here by hym selfe alone doth ly Irelande.

1603 J. Monipennie Certeine Matters Realme Scotl. sig. H2^v The Townes of Lothian, are Dunbar, Hading.., Edinburgh, Leigh. Linlithgow lieth more westwardly.

a1675 J. Lightfoot Wks. (1684) II. xxvi. 27 On the other side Westwardly beginning from the same Tower, it [sc. the outer wall] stretched along..to the Gate of the Essenes.

1756 W. Toldervy Hist. Two Orphans IV. 76 After steering their course westwardly a few days, they met with a shabby company of strollers.

1794 C. Vancouver Gen. View Agric. Cambr. 69 Thence extending westwardly.

1837 W. Irving Adventures Capt. Bonneville I. v. 96 The travellers took final leave of the Sweet Water,..keeping westwardly.

1892 A. E. Lee Hist. Columbus I. 327 Westwardly..traveled an interminable caravan of emigrants.

1912 C. M. Andrews Colonial Period 162 Westwardly, the migrating New Englander, German, and Scots-Irish were filling up the upland and back-country.

1973 C. Golab in J. E. Bodnar Ethnic Experience in Pennsylvania ii. 59 Industrialization advanced westwardly across the nation.

1991 P. A. Johnsgard Crane Music 52 As rapidly as the weather allows, they [sc. cranes] move westwardly along the Tanana River valley.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	westwardly
释义	westwardlyadj. Brit. /ˈwɛstwədli/, U.S. /ˈwɛs(t)wərdli/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: westward adv., -ly suffix¹. Etymology: < westward adv. + -ly suffix¹. Compare westwardly adv. 1. a. Situated to the westward. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > direction > cardinal points > West > [adjective] westwardeOE westOE westerOE westernOE occidentalc1400 Occidenta1500 Hesperiana1547 westerly1549 westenc1550 westernly1575 westernlyc1595 setting1612 westwardly1651 ponent1667 westing1669 westlin1720 occasive1802 westland1818 westwards1838 1651 G. Gardyner Descr. New World i. 2 Europe, in which is our native Countrey, it being a Westwardly part of this Division. 1785 Acts & Laws Mass. (1890) 498 On the westwardly end of said Palmer's land on an old ditch. 1793 Act 33 Geo. III c. 131 (title) in Statutes at Large (1794) XII. Table An Act for amending..the Road leading from Uttoxeter to the Westwardly Part of Hardiwick Heath. 1838 E. A. Poe Narr. Arthur Gordon Pym xv. 134 The next island in point of size, and the most westwardly of the group, is that called the Inaccessible. 1917 Trans. Amer. Soc. Civil Engineers 81 1001 The number of drains was increased at Bays 11 and 12, being the two most westwardly bays of the new spillway. 1999 London (Ont.) Free Press (Nexis) 9 Dec. a5 Frustrated steak-lovers..were turned away from London's Outback, the most westwardly outpost in Ontario for the chain. b. Directed or moving westwards. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > direction > cardinal points > West > [adjective] > moving westering1747 westwardly1764 westbound1847 1764 V. Green Surv. Worcester iv. 35 The westwardly progress of this structure. 1780 S. Dunn Herbert's New Directory E.-Indies (ed. 5) ccxlv. 314 Between Cape Basses and the Laccadive Islands, there is a constant westwardly current, which is very deceiving, and makes ships much out in their reckonings. 1818 Niles' Weekly Reg. 29 Aug. 14/1 Having reached, and in a westwardly course turned, the southern extremity of the great western chain, it [sc. the Tennessee river] assumes a northwardly direction. 1870 R. A. Proctor Other Worlds than Ours iv. 108 (note) The relatively cold and westwardly equatorial currents. 1924 Man 24 26 The argument that there is proof of the early passage of the Sahara in a westwardly direction breaks down. 1973 W. T. Neill 20th-cent. Indonesia iv. 149 The South Equatorial Current passes in a westwardly direction through the waters of southern Indonesia and the Indian Ocean. 2008 F. Tabak Waning of Mediterranean i. i. 56 The westwardly migration of commercial and relatively large-scale cultivation. 2. Of a wind: blowing from the west. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [adjective] > from specific point of compass southeOE northeOE northerneOE easternOE southernOE south-easternOE north-easternOE westernOE south-westernOE southena1325 north-east1379 east-north-easta1398 east-south-easta1398 north-north-easta1398 north-westa1398 south-southeasta1398 south-westc1400 south-easta1425 nor'-westa1500 south-southwesta1522 north-westera1525 northerlya1544 southerly1550 south-southeast?1560 south-easterly1577 north-north-west1601 subprincipal1601 southernly1610 north-westerly1611 easternly1614 northernly1632 westwardly1653 northwardly1654 north-easterly1686 southwardly1693 southwesterly1703 eastling1725 south-southeasterly1803 westland1818 south-southwesterly1822 north-western1829 north-north-easterly1831 southwesterly1883 nor-nor-east1891 1653 tr. F. Carmeni Nissena 107 [They] hoist up their Sails, the wind being Westwardly, and good for their intended Navigation. 1681 R. Knox Hist. Relation Ceylon i. i. 4 When the Westwardly Winds blow, then it rains on the West side of the Island. 1706 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) VI. 10 The wind being westwardly, a general embarkation..is making at Harwich for Holland. 1805 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 96 249 (note) He expected a continuance of fine, clear weather, with westwardly winds. 1876 C. H. Davis Narr. North Polar Exped. Ship Polaris 259 The pack was driven in by a westwardly wind. 1941 Kerrville (Texas) Mountain Sun 27 Mar. 12/2 The northerly attack changed to a calm westwardly gale. 2006 T. Zahn Dragon & Herdsman xix. 219 The light westwardly breeze drifted across his eyes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). westwardlyadv. Brit. /ˈwɛstwədli/, U.S. /ˈwɛs(t)wərdli/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: westward adv., -ly suffix². Etymology: < westward adv. + -ly suffix². Compare westwardly adj. In a westward direction; towards the west. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > direction > cardinal points > West > [adverb] westeOE west-abouteOE westeneOE westwardeOE bewest1016 westwardsOE westly1440 westerlya1470 westwardly?1520 westernly1590 west-away1599 westlins1718 west-by1790 a-west1807 wessel1815 westlandways1820 nightwards1855 westbound1888 ?1520 J. Rastell Nature .iiii. Element sig. Bviij^v And next from them westwardly Here by hym selfe alone doth ly Irelande. 1603 J. Monipennie Certeine Matters Realme Scotl. sig. H2^v The Townes of Lothian, are Dunbar, Hading.., Edinburgh, Leigh. Linlithgow lieth more westwardly. a1675 J. Lightfoot Wks. (1684) II. xxvi. 27 On the other side Westwardly beginning from the same Tower, it [sc. the outer wall] stretched along..to the Gate of the Essenes. 1756 W. Toldervy Hist. Two Orphans IV. 76 After steering their course westwardly a few days, they met with a shabby company of strollers. 1794 C. Vancouver Gen. View Agric. Cambr. 69 Thence extending westwardly. 1837 W. Irving Adventures Capt. Bonneville I. v. 96 The travellers took final leave of the Sweet Water,..keeping westwardly. 1892 A. E. Lee Hist. Columbus I. 327 Westwardly..traveled an interminable caravan of emigrants. 1912 C. M. Andrews Colonial Period 162 Westwardly, the migrating New Englander, German, and Scots-Irish were filling up the upland and back-country. 1973 C. Golab in J. E. Bodnar Ethnic Experience in Pennsylvania ii. 59 Industrialization advanced westwardly across the nation. 1991 P. A. Johnsgard Crane Music 52 As rapidly as the weather allows, they [sc. cranes] move westwardly along the Tanana River valley. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1651adv.?1520
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