[syn: squarely, foursquare, straightforwardly]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Squarely \Square"ly\, adv.
In a square form or manner.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
squarely
adv 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" [syn: squarely, forthrightly, forthright]
2: in a straight direct way; "looked him squarely in the eye";
"ran square into me" [syn: squarely, square]
3: firmly and solidly; "hit the ball squarely"; "the bat met the
ball squarely"; "planted his great bulk square before his
enemy" [syn: squarely, square]
4: in a square shape; "a squarely cut piece of paper"; "folded
the sheet of paper square" [syn: squarely, square]
5: with firmness and conviction; without compromise; "he stood
foursquare for religious liberty and toleration"- C.G.Bowers;
"dealt straightforwardly with all issues" [syn: squarely,
foursquare, straightforwardly]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
46 Moby Thesaurus words for "squarely":
absolutely, accurately, bang, dead, definitely, directly, equally,
even, exactly, expressly, faithfully, fifty-fifty, flush, full,
in all respects, in every respect, ipsissimis verbis, just,
kerplunk, literally, literatim, plop, plumb, plump, plunk,
point-blank, positively, precisely, right, rigidly, rigorously,
sharp, smack, smack-dab, spang, square, straight, strictly,
to the letter, undeviatingly, unerringly, verbally, verbatim,
verbatim et litteratim, word by word, word for word