southerly adv 1: toward the south; "the ship turned southerly" [syn: {southerly}, {southward}, {southwards}] 2: from the south; "a wind blew southerly" adj 1: situated in or oriented toward the south; "a southern exposure"; "took a southerly course" [syn: {southerly}, {southern}] 2: from the south; used especially of wind; "a hot southerly wind"; "southern breezes"; "the winds are southerly" [syn: {southerly}, {southern}] n 1: a wind from the south [syn: {south wind}, {souther}, {southerly}]
Southerly \South"er*ly\ (?; 277), a. Southern. [1913 Webster]
South southerly \South` south"er*ly\ (Zool.) the old squaw; -- so called in imitation of its cry. Called also {southerly}, and {southerland}. See under {Old}. [1913 Webster] Southward
40 Moby Thesaurus words for "southerly": antarctic, arctic, austral, boreal, east, eastbound, easterly, eastermost, eastern, easternmost, hyperborean, meridional, north, northbound, northeast, northeasterly, northeastern, northerly, northern, northernmost, northwest, northwesterly, northwestern, occidental, oriental, south, southbound, southeast, southeasterly, southeastern, southern, southernmost, southwest, southwesterly, southwestern, west, westbound, westerly, western, westernmost