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southeasterly

adjective

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Wiktionary

adj

Etymology: From south + easterly.

  1. situated in, or pointing to, the southeast

    “The people of the southeasterly clusters—concerning whom, however, but little is known—have a bad name as cannibals; and for that reason their hospitality is seldom taxed by the mariner.”

  2. coming from the southeast

adv

Etymology: From south + easterly.

  1. From the southeast.

noun

Etymology: From south + easterly.

  1. A strong wind or storm from the southeast.