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–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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adv.

Mathematics At right angles: sawed the beam squarely.
In a square shape.
So as to make solid contact; firmly: struck the golf ball squarely, sending it to the green.
Directly; straight: walked squarely toward the shoplifter and arrested him.
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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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