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Adverbial squarely has 6 senses
- 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"
Derived from adjective square(prenominal)4
- squarely, square - in a straight direct way; "looked him squarely in the eye"; "ran square into me"
- squarely, square - firmly and solidly; "hit the ball squarely"; "the bat met the ball squarely"; "planted his great bulk square before his enemy"
- squarely, square - with honesty and fairness; "dealt squarely with his customers"; "always treated me square"
Derived from adjective square3
- squarely, square - in a square shape; "a squarely cut piece of paper"; "folded the sheet of paper square"
Derived from adjective square1
- 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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