adj. 1. Situated toward the west. 2. Coming or being from the west: westerly winds. n. pl. west·er·lies A storm or wind coming from the west. [Middle English, from wester, western, from Old English westra; see wes-pero- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] wester·ly adv. |
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