Adjective: foursquare 'for'skwehr
- Characterized by firm and unwavering conviction
"a foursquare refusal to yield"
- (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
"you can compute the area of a foursquare if you know the length of its sides";
- square
- In a square position
"the building stood foursquare"
- With firmness and conviction; without compromise
"he stood foursquare for religious liberty and toleration";
- squarely, straightforwardly
Derived forms: foursquares
See also: resolute
Type of: rectangle, regular polygon
Encyclopedia: Foursquare