SQUARELY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does squarely mean? 

• SQUARELY (adverb)
  The adverb SQUARELY has 5 senses:

1. directly and without evasion; not roundabout

2. in a straight direct way

3. firmly and solidly

4. in a square shape

5. with firmness and conviction; without compromise

  Familiarity information: SQUARELY used as an adverb is common.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SQUARELY (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Directly and without evasion; not roundabout

Synonyms:

forthright; forthrightly; squarely

Context example:

spoke forthright (or forthrightly) and to the point

Pertainym:

square (without evasion or compromise)

Sense 2

Meaning:

In a straight direct way

Synonyms:

square; squarely

Context example:

ran square into me

Sense 3

Meaning:

Firmly and solidly

Synonyms:

square; squarely

Context example:

planted his great bulk square before his enemy

Sense 4

Meaning:

In a square shape

Synonyms:

square; squarely

Context example:

folded the sheet of paper square

Pertainym:

square (having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle)

Sense 5

Meaning:

With firmness and conviction; without compromise

Synonyms:

foursquare; squarely; straightforwardly

Context example:

dealt straightforwardly with all issues

 Context examples 

"What do you want, Martin?" Olney demanded, turning squarely upon him.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

Shoulder to shoulder, he struck her squarely.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

Set your shoulders squarely against them, girl!

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

I debated a moment, looking him squarely in the eyes.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

Then Buck sprang in and out; but while he was in, shoulder had at last squarely met shoulder.

(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)

The Lakeland Terrier is a solid, squarely proportioned dog similar to the Welsh Terrier, but a bit smaller.

(Lakeland Terrier, NCI Thesaurus)

With its stocky legs set squarely at each corner of its compact, muscular body, its deliberate gait has become a waddle.

(English Bulldog, NCI Thesaurus)

It was no uncommon thing now for him to stumble and fall; and stumbling once, he fell squarely into a ptarmigan nest.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)

The Belgian Tervuren is a slender dog, squarely proportioned and solidly muscled, but not bulky.

(Belgian Tervuren, NCI Thesaurus)

The Norwegian Elkhound is a hardy, medium-sized Spitz-type dog, sturdy and squarely built with great stamina.

(Norwegian Elkhound, NCI Thesaurus)