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Textual thesaurus for "squarely"

(adv) foursquare, straightforwardly

with firmness and conviction; without compromise

he stood foursquare for religious liberty and toleration- C.G.Bowers; dealt straightforwardly with all issues


(adv) square

firmly and solidly

hit the ball squarely; the bat met the ball squarely; planted his great bulk square before his enemy


(adv) square

in a square shape

a squarely cut piece of paper; folded the sheet of paper square


(adv) forthright, forthrightly

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


(adv) square

in a straight direct way

looked him squarely in the eye; ran square into me