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1. (adv.) squarely
in a square form or manner.
2. squarely
in a straightforward manner:
faced problems squarely.
3. squarely
without equivocation.
4. squarely
firmly; solidly:
feet squarely on the ground.
Etymology: (1550–60)
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1. (adverb) squarely, forthrightly, forthright
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. (adverb) squarely, square
in a straight direct way
"looked him squarely in the eye"; "ran square into me"
3. (adverb) squarely, square
firmly and solidly
"hit the ball squarely"; "the bat met the ball squarely"; "planted his great bulk square before his enemy"
4. (adverb) squarely, square
in a square shape
"a squarely cut piece of paper"; "folded the sheet of paper square"
5. (adverb) squarely, foursquare, straightforwardly
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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1. (adverb) squarely
in a square form or manner
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Sense: directly and firmly
He stood squarely in front of me; She looked squarely at me.
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 Afrikaans: reguit |
 Arabic: مباشَرَةً، بالضَّبْط |
 Bulgarian: точно насреща |
 Brazilian: direito |
 Czech: přímo |
 German: direkt |
 Danish: direkte |
 Greek: ίσια, κατευθείαν |
 Estonian: otse |
 Farsi: مستقيما |
 Finnish: suoraan |
 French: carrément |
 Hebrew: בְּזַווִית יְשָׁרָה |
 Hindi: सीधे, जमकर, दृढ़ता से |
 Croatian: otvoreno, izravno |
 Hungarian: szemtől szembe(n); nyílta |
 Indonesian: tepat |
 Icelandic: beint |
 Italian: esattamente; diritto |
 Japanese: まっすぐに |
 Korean: 정통으로 |
 Lithuanian: tiesiai |
 Latvian: tieši; taisni; aci pret a |
 Malay: dengan tepat |
 Dutch: recht |
 Norwegian: direkte, fast |
 Polish: prosto |
 Portuguese: direito |
 Romanian: drept, direct |
 Russian: прямо |
 Slovak: priamo |
 Slovenian: naravnost |
 Serbian: odlučno |
 Swedish: rakt, rätt |
 Thai: อย่างตรงไปตรงมา |
 Turkish: dosdoğru |
 Taiwanese: 直截了當地，乾脆地 |
 Ukrainian: прямо; відкрито |
 Urdu: براہ راست، محکم |
 Vietnamese: thẳng thắn, trực tiếp |
 Chinese: 直截了当地，干脆地 |
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