Difference between Southerly and South

Southerly

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A wind blowing from the south.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: coming from the south. Facing the south; directed towards the south. Located towards the south

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: In a southward direction or position; towards the south. From the south.

South

Part of speech: noun

Definition: One of the four major compass points, specifically 180, directed toward the South Pole, and conventionally downwards on a map.The down or negative direction.

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: Toward the south; southward.Of wind, from the south.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Toward the south; southward.Of wind, from the south.Of or pertaining to the south; southern.Pertaining to the part of a corridor used by southbound traffic.

Example sentence: I am a product of affirmative action. I am the perfect affirmative action baby. I am Puerto Rican, born and raised in the south Bronx. My test scores were not comparable to my colleagues at Princeton and Yale. Not so far off so that I wasn't able to succeed at those institutions.