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southwesterly

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "southwesterly" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

4 syllables
13 characters
English (US)
4syllables

southwesterly

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

southwesterly is a polysyllabic word with 4 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, southwesterly is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofsouthwesterly

1noun
  • A strong wind or storm from the southwest.
1adjective
  • Situated in, or pointing to, the southwest
  • (chiefly of a wind) coming from the southwest
1adverb
  • From the southwest
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