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What is the adjective for southward?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verbs south, southernise and southernize which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

south

Toward the south; southward.
(meteorology, of wind) from the south.
Of or pertaining to the south; southern.
Pertaining to the part of a corridor used by southbound traffic.
Synonyms:

southerly, southern, austral, meridional, southly, southward, southbound

southern

Of, facing, situated in, or related to the south.
Of or pertaining to a southern region, especially Southern Europe or the southern United States.
Of a wind: blowing from the south; southerly.
Synonyms:

southerly, austral, meridional, from the south, of the south, toward the south

Examples:

“I grew up in a small southern town in Mississippi.”

“Childers now uses popular sovereignty as a lens for viewing the radicalization of southern states' rights politics.”

“After midnight towards daybreak I expect the rain to become most steady with the warm front directly over southern New England.”

southerly

coming from the south.
Facing the south; directed towards the south.
Located towards the south
Synonyms:

south, southern, southly, southbound, southward

Examples:

“The southerly wind brought a refreshing breeze from the tropics.”

Southern

(not in US) from or pertaining to the southern part of any region
(chiefly US) from or pertaining to the South, the south-eastern states of the United States, or to the inhabitants or culture of that region.
Examples:

“The source of the large fireball that streaked over Southern California on Wednesday has been traced to debris from the Comet Encke.”

“Southern exposure. That's what this bow-faced house by Minneapolis-based architect Jay Boyle requires.”

“The system was developed by the courts and spread with the expansion of British colonies in Southern Africa.”

southron

(archaic) Southern.
(archaic, Scotland) English, from England.

souther

comparative form of south: more south; southern

southmost

Furthest to the south; most southern.
Examples:

“Sandy went to the door and knocked, and in a little while one answered at the southmost of the windows.”

“It was necessary, if F12A was to be held by us, that the southmost stretch of F13 should be cleared of the enemy.”

“The ocean lay unruffled along the rocky headlands of Ireland's southmost shore.”

southcentral

Relating to the central part of a southern region.

southward

Situated or directed towards the south; moving or facing towards the south.
Synonyms:

southerly, south, southern, southly, southbound

southermost

Synonym of southernmost

southernist

(US) Related to southernism

southly

Synonym of southerly
Synonyms:

southerly, south, southern, southbound, southward

southernish

Somewhat southern.

southernmost

Farthest south.
Examples:

“Or visit southernmost Cumberland Island, a national seashore reached by ferry.”

“In southernmost regions, your garden's rest period probably will coincide with the intense midsummer heat instead of winter.”

“Farmers grow their crops across a thin band of land in the southernmost part of the country.”

southernly

Somewhat southern.

southed

simple past tense and past participle of south

southing

present participle of south

southernised

simple past tense and past participle of southernise

southernising

present participle of southernise

southernized

simple past tense and past participle of southernize

southernizing

present participle of southernize

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