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Westward vs Westwardly - What's the difference?

westward | westwardly |

As adjectives the difference between westward and westwardly

is that westward is lying toward the west while westwardly is blowing from the west (of wind).

As adverbs the difference between westward and westwardly

is that westward is toward the west; as, to ride or sail westward while westwardly is in a westward direction.

As a noun westward

is the western region or countries; the west.

westward

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Lying toward the west.
    • Yond same star that's westward from the pole. -.

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • Toward the west; as, to ride or sail westward.
    • Westward the course of empire takes its way. -.

    Noun

    (-)
  • The western region or countries; the west.
    • ----

    westwardly

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Blowing from the west (of wind).
  • Situated in or moving towards the west.

    • Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In a westward direction.
  • * 1834 , David Crockett, A Narrative of the Life of , Nebraska 1987, p. 38:
    • He was going westwardly , and very kindly enquired of me where I was travelling?