adverb (usually used after the verb)
1 directly; not at an angle or to one side:
She looked at me squarely in the eye. * He stood squarely in front of them, blocking the entrance. * (figurative) We must meet the challenge squarely (= not try to avoid it).
2 directly or exactly; without any uncertainty:
The responsibility for the crisis rests squarely on the government. * The show is aimed squarely at people under the age of 25. * This case falls squarely into the category of abuse. * The party puts its support squarely behind the minister.
IDIOMS see FAIRLY
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for squarely is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does squarely appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — squarely appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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