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English

Adverb

in the shape of a square; at right angles
firmly and solidly
in a direct, straightforward and honest manner

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Squarely \Square"ly\, adv.
In a square form or manner.
[1913 Webster]

WordNet 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: forthrightly, forthright]
2: in a straight direct way; "looked him squarely in the eye";
"ran square into me" [syn: square]
3: firmly and solidly; "hit the ball squarely"; "the bat met
the ball squarely"; "planted his great bulk square before
his enemy" [syn: square]
4: with honesty and fairness; "dealt squarely with his
customers"; "always treated me square" [syn: square]
5: in a square shape; "a squarely cut piece of paper"; "folded
the sheet of paper square" [syn: square]
6: with firmness and conviction; without compromise; "he stood
foursquare for religious liberty and toleration"-
C.G.Bowers; "dealt straightforwardly with all issues"
[syn: foursquare, straightforwardly]

Moby Dictionary
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