— southerliness , n.
/sudh"euhr lee/ , adj., adv., n., pl. southerlies .
adj. , adv.
1. toward the south: a southerly course.
2. (esp. of a wind) coming from the south: a gentle southerly breeze.
n.
3. a wind that blows from the south.
[ 1545-55; SOUTH + -erly (see EASTERLY) ]