southeastwardly

[ south-eest-werd-lee; Nautical sou-eest-werd-lee ]

adjective

1. toward or from the southeast.

Word History and Origins

Origin of southeastwardly¹

First recorded in 1785–95; southeastward + -ly

Example Sentences

Moving in a southeastwardly direction from the great village, they passed many mounted Indians killing buffalo, and later in the day passed another Oglala village of some 50 lodges, moving southward.

From Project Gutenberg

Here, provided with a retinue of one hundred men of the Commi nation, his overland journey began, and led him through the hilly country of the Bakalai southeastwardly to the village of Olenda.

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Grant's plan of campaign was to move by his left from the Rappahannock southeastwardly.

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And this great movement took place about the time that another branch of their race also migrated southeastwardly to the valleys of the Indus.

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With my own division I advanced southeastwardly to hills in that direction, keeping abreast of the movement on Rocky Face.

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