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Meaning of squarely

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  squarely
      adv 1: directly and without evasion; not roundabout; "to face a
             problem squarely"; "the responsibility lies squarely with
             them"; "spoke forthright (or forthrightly) and to the
             point" [syn: {squarely}, {forthrightly}, {forthright}]
      2: in a straight direct way; "looked him squarely in the eye";
         "ran square into me" [syn: {squarely}, {square}]
      3: firmly and solidly; "hit the ball squarely"; "the bat met the
         ball squarely"; "planted his great bulk square before his
         enemy" [syn: {squarely}, {square}]
      4: in a square shape; "a squarely cut piece of paper"; "folded
         the sheet of paper square" [syn: {squarely}, {square}]
      5: with firmness and conviction; without compromise; "he stood
         foursquare for religious liberty and toleration"- C.G.Bowers;
         "dealt straightforwardly with all issues" [syn: {squarely},
         {foursquare}, {straightforwardly}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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