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Definition of Squarely
1. Adverb. Directly and without evasion; not roundabout. "Spoke forthright (or forthrightly) and to the point"
2. Adverb. In a straight direct way. "Ran square into me"
3. Adverb. Firmly and solidly. "Planted his great bulk square before his enemy"
4. Adverb. In a square shape. "Folded the sheet of paper square"
5. Adverb. With firmness and conviction; without compromise. "Dealt straightforwardly with all issues"
Definition of Squarely
1. adv. In a square form or manner.
Definition of Squarely
1. Adverb. in the shape of a square; at right angles ¹
2. Adverb. firmly and solidly ¹
3. Adverb. in a direct, straightforward and honest manner ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Squarely
1. in a direct manner [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Squarely
Literary usage of Squarely
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Mines and Mining: A Commentary on the Law of Mines and Mining Rights, Both by Wilson Isaac Snyder (1902)
"The mask thrown off—Chinese immigration squarely legislated against 68. The rule
of evidence — The customs of the bar or diggings. 69. ..."
2. The Windsor Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly for Men and Women (1912)
"The He got up painfully, wondering to what suspense was agony. extent the wet
grass had left its green " He came down in the pulpy ground squarely, ..."
3. Studies in Reading by James William Searson, George Ellsworth Martin (1912)
"WORK DONE squarely The longer on this earth we live And weigh the various ...
expense In work done squarely and unwasted days. —James Russell Lowell. ..."
4. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1898)
"1 But, assuming it to have squarely decided the question that such a blowing of
an overhead engine would not be negligence per se ..."
5. Revised Record of the Constitutional Convention of the State of New York by New York (State). Constitutional Convention (1916)
"Now. why not face that proposition fairly and squarely? There is no real sense
for the continued election of the officers at the tail of the State ticket. ..."
6. Synoptical Flora of North America: The Gamopetalae, Being a Second Edition by Asa Gray (1888)
"... •I— Akènes squarely truncate and even at the summit, not bordered nor toothed:
pappus-awn« only 2 or 3. ..."
7. American State Trials: A Collection of the Important and Interesting by John Davison Lawson, Robert Lorenzo Howard (1919)
"... 1917, that President Wilson was a man who after securing his election on the
slogan "He kept us out of war" turns squarely around and by the use of his ..."
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