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easternly, a. and adv.|ˈiːstənlɪ| [f. eastern a. + -ly.] †A. adj. Situated to the eastward, or on the east side; of the wind, blowing from the east; = easterly. Obs.
1594Blundevil Exerc. viii. (ed. 7) 790 You shall easily draw the Easternly Meridians. 1614Raleigh Hist. World i. 39 These hottest regions of the world..are refreshed with a daily gale of Easternely wind. 1688Lond. Gaz. No. 2325/1 Volhinia, the most Easternly Province of Lithuania. B. adv. †a. In an eastern position (obs.). b. In an eastern manner; after the fashion of the Easterns (rare).
1765Michell in Phil. Trans. LV. 76 Somewhere about the place D, a little less easternly than the point of the sand. 1883Athenæum 9 June 724/1 Men who know nothing of the East..and cannot think easternly. |