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Squarely   /skwˈɛrli/   Listen
Squarely

adverb
1.
Directly and without evasion; not roundabout.  Synonyms: forthright, forthrightly.  "The responsibility lies squarely with them" , "Spoke forthright (or forthrightly) and to the point"
2.
In a straight direct way.  Synonym: square.  "Ran square into me"
3.
Firmly and solidly.  Synonym: square.  "The bat met the ball squarely" , "Planted his great bulk square before his enemy"
4.
In a square shape.  Synonym: square.  "Folded the sheet of paper square"
5.
With firmness and conviction; without compromise.  Synonyms: foursquare, straightforwardly.  "Dealt straightforwardly with all issues"






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"Squarely" Quotes from Famous Books



... She eyed him squarely, the yellow flecks in her grey irises plainly apparent. For two seconds she flashed him a challenge, while he regarded her steadily in complete silence. Then with a sudden softer air and a little gesture of appeal, ...
— Juggernaut • Alice Campbell

... met life very squarely, so far as I have known thee. This is a test of thy quality, and I know thee will meet ...
— The Cricket • Marjorie Cooke

... it alone!" said Matt. "It's his duty to follow it up at every opportunity. I don't want you to deceive yourself about the matter. I want you to understand just how it will be. I have tried to face it squarely, and I know how it looks. I shall try to make Suzette see it as I do, and I'm sure she will. I don't think her father is guiltier than a great many other people who haven't been found out. But he has been found out, and he ought, for the sake of the community, ...
— The Quality of Mercy • W. D. Howells

... in a ditch, while the wagon-seat landed "right side up with care" on the road side, with Rollin sitting squarely in it as if unmolested. The mishap caused no more damage to horses and wagon than a slight break of the wagon pole and a bad ...
— Twenty Years of Hus'ling • J. P. Johnston

... facing him squarely, in the obscurity of the untidy and shabby corridor. Both felt that they had become very intimate. He was intensely flattered by her attitude, and she ...
— The Old Wives' Tale • Arnold Bennett


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