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Webster 1913 Edition


Weatherly

Weath′er-ly

,
Adj.
(Naut.)
Working, or able to sail, close to the wind;
as, a
weatherly
ship
.
Cooper.

Definition 2024


weatherly

weatherly

English

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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