squarely

adv.

1. Mathematics. At right angles: sawed the beam squarely.
2. In a square shape.
3. So as to make solid contact; firmly: struck the golf ball squarely, sending it to the green.
4. Directly; straight: walked squarely toward the shoplifter and arrested him.
5. In an honest, straightforward manner: spoke squarely on the topic of drug abuse.

adverb

With precision or absolute conformity: bang, dead, direct, directly, exactly, fair, flush, just, precisely, right, smack¹, square, straight. Slang smack-dab. See precise/imprecise.

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The adverb has 6 meanings:

Meaning #1: directly and without evasion; not roundabout
  Synonyms: forthrightly, forthright
  Derived from adjective: square (meaning #4)

Meaning #2: in a straight direct way
  Synonym: square

Meaning #3: firmly and solidly
  Synonym: square

Meaning #4: with honesty and fairness
  Synonym: square
  Derived from adjective: square (meaning #3)

Meaning #5: in a square shape
  Synonym: square
  Derived from adjective: square (meaning #1)

Meaning #6: with firmness and conviction; without compromise
  Synonyms: foursquare, straightforwardly

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Dansk (Danish)
adv. - kvadratisk, direkte, lige, rent ud, utvetydigt

Nederlands (Dutch)
helemaal

Français (French)
adv. - en plein milieu, bien en face, honnêtement, entièrement, définitivement, parfaitement

Deutsch (German)
adv. - fest, genau

Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - καθέτως, απέναντι, ξεκάθαρα, ντόμπρα

Italiano (Italian)
direttamente, con coraggio, francamente

Português (Portuguese)
adv. - diretamente, completamente

Русский (Russian)
под прямым углом, прямо, непосредственно, честно, без обмана, недвусмысленно, лицом к лицу

Español (Spanish)
adv. - en ángulo recto, honradamente, justo, de frente, firmemente

Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - i rät vinkel, rakt, renhårigt, ärligt, rakt på sak, helt o hållet

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
方形地, 直角地, 四角地

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 方形地, 直角地, 四角地

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 네모꼴로, 정면으로, 분명하게

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - 四角に, 直角に, 真正面に, 真っ向から, 公正に, 正直に, きっぱりと

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ظرف) بانصاف, بحق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮בהגינות, בכנות, בניצב, בזווית ישרה, היישר מול‬

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