weatherly

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.

Derived terms
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