Definitions for easterly
ˈi stər lieast·er·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. east wind, easter, easterlyadjective

   a wind from the east

2. easterly, easternadjective

   lying in or toward the east

   "the east side of New York"; "eastern cities"

3. easterly, easternadverb

   from the east; used especially of winds

   "an eastern wind"; "the winds are easterly"

4. easterlyadverb

   from the east

   "the winds blew easterly all night"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. easterlynoun

   Any persistent wind from the east (usually applied to broad currents or belts of easterly winds).

2. easterlyadverb

   In an eastward direction or position; towards the east.

3. easterlyadverb

   From the east.

4. easterlyadjective

   Facing the east; directed towards the east.

5. easterlyadjective

   Located towards the east.

6. easterlyadjective

   Coming from the east.

7. Etymology: Probably from easter + -ly.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Easterlyadjective

   Etymology: from East.

   1. Coming from the parts towards the East.

   When the easterly winds or breezes are kept off by some high mountains from the vallies, whereby the air, wanting motion, doth become exceeding unhealthful. Walter Raleigh.

   2. Lying towards the East.

   These give us a view of the most easterly, southerly, and westerly parts of England. John Graunt, Bills of Mortality.

   3. Looking towards the East.

   Water he chuses clear, light, without taste or smell, drawn not from snow, but from springs with an easterly exposition. John Arbuthnot, on Aliments.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Easterlyadjective

   coming from the east; as, it was easterly wind

2. Easterlyadjective

   situated, directed, or moving toward the east; as, the easterly side of a lake; an easterly course or voyage

3. Easterlyadverb

   toward, or in the direction of, the east

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. EASTERLY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Easterly is ranked #12593 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Easterly surname appeared 2,458 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Easterly.
   
   85.1% or 2,092 total occurrences were White.
   10.5% or 258 total occurrences were Black.
   1.9% or 48 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.5% or 38 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.4% or 12 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.4% or 10 total occurrences were Asian.

How to pronounce easterly?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say easterly in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of easterly in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of easterly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of easterly in a Sentence

1. Julie Murray:

   This area, Landaff and Easton, is about 5 miles away from where Maura’s car was found, and it's in the easterly direction, the direction she was headed. The other encouraging point to this news is the fact that this was the focal point of a very early search back in May of 2004 from a local tip that stated a local saw a ‘young person running or moving quickly’ along that stretch of road. So for all of those reasons, this is really encouraging news from her family.

2. Christopher Krebs:

   Kim doesn't see R or D, red or blue, jen Easterly's committed to delivering democracy for the nation. Everyone wins here.

3. Phil Klotzbach:

   The latitude at which easterly waves come off of the coast of Africa tends to shift northward over the next couple of months, so getting systems coming off of the coast at 8-10 ° N is fairly common for this time of year.

4. Kay Ivey:

   This is for their safety and well-being, as well as for the safety and well-being of locals who are working to prepare their communities in the event Hurricane Delta tracks more easterly.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=easterly
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Easterly
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=easterly
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/easterly
5. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html