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southerliness

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south⋅er⋅ly

[suhth-er-lee] adjective, adverb, noun, plural -lies.
–adjective, adverb
1. toward the south: a southerly course.
2. (esp. of a wind) coming from the south: a gentle southerly breeze.
–noun
3. a wind that blows from the south.

Origin:
1545–55; south + -erly (see easterly )


south⋅er⋅li⋅ness, noun
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