Synonyms:
squarely, forthrightly, forthright
Meaning: 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"
Synonyms:
squarely, square
Meaning: in a straight direct way; "looked him squarely in the eye"; "ran square into me"
Synonyms:
squarely, square
Meaning: firmly and solidly; "hit the ball squarely"; "the bat met the ball squarely"; "planted his great bulk square before his enemy"
Usage examples
I looked at them squarely.
Billy clenched her small hands and set her round chin squarely.
Davy slipped and came sprawling squarely down on the lemon pies.
He laid the responsibility squarely and dramatically where it belonged.
Nevertheless with a swift move it slapped a tentacle squarely down over the hose nozzle.
She crossed to the window, which she opened quickly, and tossed out the box, so that it fell squarely in the middle of the sidewalk.
Almost universally, if a mooted question touching morals can be put simply and squarely before the people, they will see and choose the right.
Sometimes there was a mumble of satisfaction as a tie fell squarely across the rails; or a grunt of disgust when one tumbled end for end and landed out of position.
The suffering and the death of these women is squarely upon the heads of the lawmakers and the puritanical, masculine-minded person who insist upon retaining the abominable legal restrictions.
As the priests rallied for a desperate resistance, Cain hurled his great body through the air, landing squarely upon the shoulders of the priest nearest the revolving arms, and knocking him flat.