Word: northeastwardly
Part of speech: Adverb
Syllables: north
east
ward
ly
Definition: Towards the northeast.
Morphemes:
Affix: north
Language: en
PoS: Adverb
Meaning: Toward the north; northward; northerly.
Affix: east
Language: en
PoS: Adverb
Meaning: towards the east; eastwards
Affix: -ward
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming adverbs denoting course or direction to, or motion or tendency toward, as in "backward; toward; forward", etc.
Affix: -ly
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adverbs from adjectives.