Squarely Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

Definition of squarely ; 1 · in a straightforward or honest manner we must squarely face the issue ; 3 · in a square form or manner : so as to be square a squarely ... Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks JoinMWU MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut squarely adverb SaveWord square·​ly |\ˈskwer-lē \ Definitionofsquarely 1 :inastraightforwardorhonestmanner wemustsquarelyfacetheissue 2a :exactly,precisely squarelyinthemiddle b :soastomakesolidcontact hittheballsquarelyfeetsquarelyplanted 3 :inasquareformormanner:soastobesquare asquarelycutdress 4 :inaplainorunequivocalmanner theresponsibilityliessquarelywithusalignourselvessquarelywithourallies Synonyms MoreExampleSentences LearnMoreAboutsquarely Synonymsforsquarely Synonyms due,exactly,full,just,precisely,right,sharp,smack-dab VisittheThesaurusforMore  ExamplesofsquarelyinaSentence Wemustfacetheseproblemssquarely. It'stimetodealsquarelywiththefacts. literaturethatissquarelyintheAmericantradition Theirmarketingcampaignisaimedsquarelyatadolescents. Thedarthittheboardsquarelyinthemiddle. Lookmesquarelyintheeyeandtellmeyou'renotlying. Hehittheballsquarely. Herfeetweresquarelyplanted. SeeMore RecentExamplesontheWeb Mostofthekeyplayersontheirrosteraresquarelyinorjustenteringtheirprimes. — DanLabbe,cleveland,15Aug.2022 OtherslikeAmariRodgersandSammyWatkinsaregoodbets,whileplayerssuchasJuwannWinfree,SamoriToureandMalikTayloraresquarelyonthebubble. — RobReischel,Forbes,11Aug.2022 ButonTuesday,atleast,theRepublicanPartywassquarelybehindTrump,itsundisputedleader. — StevePeoples,ajc,9Aug.2022 NowTampaissquarelyatthecenterofthatdebate. — ZacAnderson,USATODAY,5Aug.2022 NowMazepaissquarelyinthemiddleofthedivorcedramasincerequestingarestrainingorderagainstLisa. — KellyWynne,Peoplemag,2Aug.2022 TheSouthwestisalsostillsquarelyinmonsoonseason. — HannahHagemann,SanFranciscoChronicle,26July2022 AsfallcamploomsaheadofwhatcouldbeamonumentalseasonattheUniversityofUtah,focusoutsidetheEcclesFootballCenterissquarelyonthelatestroundofconferencerealignment. — JoshNewman,TheSaltLakeTribune,13July2022 ShastaMcManus,treasurerofthereproductivefreedomcampaign,said2024issquarelyintheirsights.. — MaryJoPitzl,TheArizonaRepublic,7July2022 SeeMore Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'squarely.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. FirstKnownUseofsquarely 1564,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1 LearnMoreAboutsquarely Sharesquarely PosttheDefinitionofsquarelytoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofsquarelyonTwitter TimeTravelerforsquarely Thefirstknownuseofsquarelywas in1564 Seemorewordsfromthesameyear DictionaryEntriesNearsquarely square-lippedrhinoceros squarely squareman SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsforsquarely LastUpdated 21Aug2022 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Squarely.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squarely.Accessed29Aug.2022. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MorefromMerriam-Websteronsquarely Nglish:TranslationofsquarelyforSpanishSpeakers BritannicaEnglish:TranslationofsquarelyforArabicSpeakers WORDOFTHEDAY jaunty SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! TestYourVocabulary ChallengingWordsYouShouldKnow Oftenusedtodescribe“themarchoftime,”whatdoesinexorablemean? Unpredictable Relentless Swift Slow Testyourvisualvocabularywithour10-questionchallenge! TAKETHEQUIZ Adailychallengeforcrosswordfanatics. TAKETHEQUIZ SubscribetoAmerica'slargestdictionaryandgetthousandsmoredefinitionsandadvancedsearch—adfree! Merriam-Websterunabridged WordsatPlay 'Dunderhead'andOther‘Nicer’WaystoSayStupid Asillustratedbysomeverysmartpups 10WordsfromPlaceNames Bikini,bourbon,andbadmintonwereplacesfirst 'Pride':TheWordThatWentFromVicetoStrength DoyoutakeprideinPride? WhenWereWordsFirstUsed? Lookupanyyeartofindout AsktheEditors Literally Howtouseawordthat(literally)drivessomepe... 'AllIntensivePurposes'or'AllIntentsandPurposes'? We'reintentonclearingitup Layvs.Lie EditorEmilyBrewsterclarifiesthedifference. HotMess "Thepublicisahotmess" WordGames WhatAreYouWearing? Rollupyoursleevesandidentifythesegarments Takethequiz NameThatAnimal:Volume2 Canyoutellameerkatfromawombat? Takethequiz NameThatThing Testyourvisualvocabularywithour10-question... Takethequiz SpellingBeeQuiz CanyououtdopastwinnersoftheNationalSpelli... Takethequiz