Crossword clues for squarely
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Squarely \Square"ly\, adv. In a square form or manner.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Wiktionary
adv. 1 in the shape of a square; at right angles 2 firmly and solidly 3 in a direct, straightforward and honest manner
WordNet
adv. 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]
in a straight direct way; "looked him squarely in the eye"; "ran square into me" [syn: square]
firmly and solidly; "hit the ball squarely"; "the bat met the ball squarely"; "planted his great bulk square before his enemy" [syn: square]
with honesty and fairness; "dealt squarely with his customers"; "always treated me square" [syn: square]
in a square shape; "a squarely cut piece of paper"; "folded the sheet of paper square" [syn: square]
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]
Usage examples of "squarely".
That power--to annul laws already enacted--rests squarely with the Congress of the United States of America.
It was a region where few ships would ever have ventured, were it not for an accident of astrography that put Golen Space squarely between two long arms of more civilized and heavily traveled space.
Suddenly, on the other side of it, he beheld Captain Lovelock, seated squarely in his orchestra-stall, but, if Bernard was not mistaken, paying as little attention to the stage as he himself had done.
Thus, when the decision had been made in Longsaddle that Silverymoon would be their next destination, Drizzt had found himself squarely facing the fantasy he had never dared to dream.
Then the mainmast tottered, toppled, and crashed down squarely on the deck of the first galley.
He had an almost psychic power to detect subterfuge, and to place a finger squarely on malingerers or lack-guts.
He threw another rock that hit Maria squarely in the middle of her forehead.
The outgoing Premier, Meline, had attempted to deal with the case by denying that any case existed after the rendering of a verdict, but Cavaignac decided to face the issue squarely.
I wonder, then, that the paramagnetic aspect has been so squarely presented to this Menura superba?
Two ships, flashing up to zone contact in the twinkling of an eye, the inoffensive meteor squarely between them!
She wore no face paint, made no gesture, and took no preening or beckoning stance, Mirt looked at her again, meeting her eyes squarely.
A huge muttony fist smashed squarely on his nose and mouth: he butted, cursed, amid a pin-wheel aura of exploding rockets: the fist smashed hard again below one eye: the boy screamed like a wounded animal and cursing horribly all the time began to use his head as a battering ram, butting again and again at the fat red faces.
I wanted the demand to be put squarely to the Soviet Government as such, whereas he felt we had a much better chance of success by proposing a general political truce.
The quarrier raised its scoop above its cab like a great mailed fist, and brought it squarely down against the side of the station.
Meeting Sarge and his flashlight, The Shadow precipitated the big chauffeur squarely into the struggle between Gregg and some other fighter.