squarelyadverb
uk/ˈskweə.li/us/ˈskwer/squarely adverb (DIRECTLY)
also square directly and firmly:
She refused to come down squarely on either side of the argument.
She punched him square on the jaw.
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Certainty
- (as) clear as day idiom
- (as) sure as eggs is eggs idiom
- and that's flat! idiom
- assured
- assuredly
- bet
- consider it done idiom
- cut and dried
- decided
- decidedly
- definite
- doubt
- indeed
- mistake
- natch
- pronounced
- proof positive
- seal
- set/put the seal on sth idiom
- shadow
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squarely adverb (STRAIGHT)
with weight equally balanced on each side, not to one side:
She stood squarely, with her feet apart.
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Geometry: describing angles, lines & orientations
- angle of incidence
- antinode
- asymptote
- asymptotic
- axial
- corresponding angle
- erect
- horizontal
- oblique
- parallel
- plumb
- prominent
- reflection
- right angle
- secant
- slant
- supplementary angle
- tangent
- tangential
- transversal
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