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Revision as of 19:38, 22 July 2020

English

Etymology

From weather (direction from which the wind blows) +‎ -ly (characteristic of).

Adjective

weatherly (comparative more weatherly, superlative most weatherly)

  1. (nautical, of a sailing vessel) Able to sail close to the wind with little leeway.

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Translations