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square·ly    Audio Help   [skwair-lee] Pronunciation Key
–adverb
1.in a square shape, form, or manner.
2.directly; without evasion; in a straight or straightforward manner: to face a problem squarely.
3.in an honest or open manner; straightforwardly; fairly.
4.firmly; solidly; unequivocally.

[Origin: 1550–60; square + -ly]
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square·ly    Audio Help   (skwâr'lē)  Pronunciation Key 
adv.  
  1. Mathematics At right angles: sawed the beam squarely.
  2. In a square shape.
  3. So as to make solid contact; firmly: struck the golf ball squarely, sending it to the green.
  4. Directly; straight: walked squarely toward the shoplifter and arrested him.
  5. In an honest, straightforward manner: spoke squarely on the topic of drug abuse.

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squarely

adverb
1. directly and without evasion; not roundabout; "to face a problem squarely"; "the responsibility lies squarely with them"; "spoke forthright (or forthrightly) and to the point" 
2. in a straight direct way; "looked him squarely in the eye"; "ran square into me" 
3. firmly and solidly; "hit the ball squarely"; "the bat met the ball squarely"; "planted his great bulk square before his enemy" 
4. in a square shape; "a squarely cut piece of paper"; "folded the sheet of paper square" 
5. with firmness and conviction; without compromise; "he stood foursquare for religious liberty and toleration"- C.G.Bowers; "dealt straightforwardly with all issues" 

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Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
ˈsquarely adverb
directly and firmly
Example: He stood squarely in front of me; She looked squarely at me.
Arabic: مباشَرَةً، بالضَّبْط
Chinese (Simplified): 坚定地
Chinese (Traditional): 堅定地
Czech: přímo
Danish: direkte
Dutch: recht
Estonian: otse
Finnish: suoraan
French: carrément
German: direkt
Greek: ίσια, κατευθείαν
Hungarian: szemtől szembe(n); nyíltan; tisztességesen
Icelandic: beint
Indonesian: tepat
Italian: esattamente; diritto
Japanese: まっすぐに
Korean: 정면으로
Latvian: tieši; taisni; aci pret aci
Lithuanian: tiesiai
Norwegian: direkte, fast
Polish: prosto
Portuguese (Brazil): diretamente
Portuguese (Portugal): direito
Romanian: drept, direct
Russian: прямо
Slovak: priamo
Slovenian: naravnost
Swedish: rakt, rätt
Turkish: dosdoğru
See also: a square deal, fair and square, go back to square one, square, square centimetre, metre, square root, squared

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Squarely

Square"ly\, adv. In a square form or manner.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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