"Southernly" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more Southernly [comparative], most Southernly [superlative]
Etymology: From Southern + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|Southern|ly}} Southern + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} Southernly (comparative more Southernly, superlative most Southernly)
  1. Alternative letter-case form of southernly (“in the manner of the South or of Southerners”) Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: southernly (extra: in the manner of the South or of Southerners)
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