squarely

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adverb directly and without evasion; not roundabout
  2. adverb in a straight direct way
  3. adverb firmly and solidly

Etymology

From square + -ly. First use appears c. 1557 in the writings of Robert Recorde.

In classic literature

Synonyms

forthrightly, forthright

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