'Squarely' definitions:
Definition of 'squarely'
From: WordNet
adverb
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]
adverb
In a straight direct way; "looked him squarely in the eye"; "ran square into me" [syn: squarely, square]
adverb
Firmly and solidly; "hit the ball squarely"; "the bat met the ball squarely"; "planted his great bulk square before his enemy" [syn: squarely, square]
adverb
In a square shape; "a squarely cut piece of paper"; "folded the sheet of paper square" [syn: squarely, square]
adverb
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]
Definition of 'Squarely'
From: GCIDE
- Squarely \Square"ly\, adv. In a square form or manner. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'squarely'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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
Words containing 'Squarely'
- On the square,
- On the square with,
- Square,
- Squared,
- Squareness,
- Squaring,
- T square,
- To be all squares,
- To be at square,
- square off,
- square up,
- Beacon Square,
- Caliper square,
- Central Square,
- Face of a square,
- Fair and square,
- Frankfort Square,
- Franklin Square,
- Geometric square,
- Geometrical square,
- Hollow square,
- Inner square,
- Kennett Square,
- Least square,
- Least squares,
- Magic square,
- Miter square,
- New Square,
- Quarter square,
- Rich Square,
- Solid square,
- Square foot,
- Square knot,
- Square measure,
- Square number,
- Square piano,
- Square sail,
- Square stern,
- To break no squares,
- To break squares,
- To get square with,
- To reduce a square,
- To square the circle,
- Upon the square,
- Upon the square with,
- Word square,
- bevel square,
- carpenter's square,
- latin square,
- market square,
- public square,
- set square,
- square and rabbet,
- square away,
- square block,
- square bracket,
- square dance,
- square dancer,
- square dancing,
- square deal,
- square dealing,
- square inch,
- square matrix,
- square meal,
- square meter,
- square metre,
- square mile,
- square nut,
- square one,
- square root,
- square sails,
- square shooter,
- square toes,
- square yard,
- t-square,
- times square,
- trafalgar square,
- try square,
- Beacon Square, FL,
- Central Square, NY,
- Error of the mean square,
- Five-square,
- Frankfort Square, IL,
- Franklin Square, NY,
- Kennett Square, PA,
- New Square, NY,
- Rich Square, NC,
- Square root of a number,
- Square root of a quantity,
- Square-rigged,
- Square-toed,
- Square-toes,
- Three-square,
- To see how the squares go,
- To square one's shoulders,
- Try-square,
- eigenvalue of a square matrix,
- fair-and-square,
- knight of the square flag,
- mean square deviation,
- method of least squares,
- square-bashing,
- square-built,
- square-jawed,
- square-rigger,
- square-shaped,
- square-shouldered,
- square-tailed,
- squared-toe,
- squareflipper square flipper,
- Mean-square error,
- Mercerville-Hamilton Square,
- characteristic root of a square matrix,
- pounds per square inch,
- square-dance music,
- Mercerville-Hamilton Square, NJ