Word: northwestward
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: north
west
ward
Definition: In or toward the northwest
Morphemes:
Affix: north
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Toward the north; northward.
Affix: west
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Situated or lying in or toward the west; westward.
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.