What does southeasterly mean?
Southeasterly means situated in, or pointing to, the southeast.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
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.
Use southeasterly when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Southeasterly means situated in, or pointing to, the southeast.
Common synonyms include south, southeast, southeastern.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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