Adverb: squarely skwehr-lee
- Directly and without evasion; not roundabout
"to face a problem squarely"; "the responsibility lies squarely with them";
- forthrightly, forthright
- With firmness and conviction; without compromise
"he stood squarely for religious liberty and toleration";
- foursquare, straightforwardly
- In a straight direct way
"looked him squarely in the eye";
- square
- Firmly and solidly
"hit the ball squarely"; "the bat met the ball squarely";
- square
- In a square shape
"a squarely cut piece of paper";
- square
- At right angles
"The beam sits squarely across the supports"