squarely

3 definitions found

squarely - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Squarely \Square"ly\, adv.
     In a square form or manner.
     [1913 Webster]

squarely - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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]

squarely - 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