Difference between Northwesterly and Northwest

What is the difference between Northwesterly and Northwest?

Northwesterly as an adjective is situated in, or pointing to, the northwest while Northwest as an adjective is towards the northwest, northwestwards, northwestern

Northwesterly

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: From the northwest

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: situated in, or pointing to, the northwest coming from the northwest

Northwest

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The compass point halfway between north and west, bearing 315, abbreviated as NW.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Towards the northwest, northwestwards, northwestern

We hope you now know whether to use Northwesterly or Northwest in your sentence.

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