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单词 squarely
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squarelyadv.

Brit. /ˈskwɛːli/, U.S. /ˈskwɛ(ə)rli/
Etymology: < square adj.
1. So as to be squared (by multiplication).
ΘΚΠ
the world > relative properties > number > arithmetic or algebraic operations > [adverb] > multiplicatively
cubicly1556
square1557
squarely1557
cubically?a1560
squaredly1613
multiplicatively1895
1557 R. Record Whetstone of Witte sig. Diii The other sides beyng multiplied squarely (that is, by them selfes).
1594 T. Blundeville Exercises i. App. f. 44 Which roote if you multiply into it selfe squarely, the product will be like vnto the number giuen.
1613 J. Tapp Path-way to Knowl. 303 Multiply the roote nearest found squarely.
a1690 S. Jeake Λογιστικηλογία (1696) 297 Then must 10 be multiplyed Squarely and 8 Cubically.
2. Honestly, fairly, in a straightforward manner.
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society > morality > rightness or justice > [adverb] > fairly or equitably
evenlylOE
fairOE
egallyc1374
upright1509
equally1526
honestly1526
uprightly1549
squarely1564
square1577
candidly1646
equitably1663
fairly1676
equably1839
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > sincerity, freedom from deceit > [adverb]
utterly?c1225
entirelya1340
faithlyc1350
without (but) feigningc1380
clearly1389
whollyc1390
unfeigninglyc1400
entirec1430
unfeigneda1469
without coloura1513
honestly1526
singly1526
unfeignedly1526
uncolourably1541
bona fide1542
frankly?1553
sincerely1560
squarely1564
uprightly1565
square1577
single-mindedly1579
undissemblinglyc1585
above board1599
fair and square1604
downright1607
downrightly1632
really1641
uncasuistly1649
honest1654
up tro1654
plain-heartedly1675
unaffectedly1677
straightforwardly1839
wholeheartedly1845
unfallaciously1852
up and down1854
single-heartedly1857
unflatteringly1874
uncynically1895
square on1963
1564 in P. F. Tytler Hist. Scotl. (1864) III. 138 To speak squarely our opinion, we think you could in fewer lines have comprehended matter more to our contentation.
1624 R. Sanderson Serm. I. 247 Let us therefore deal squarely, as wise and honest merchants should do.
?a1639 A. Harsnett Gods Summons (1640) 166 True it is that many doe carry themselves very squarely and plausibly to the Eye of the World.
a1704 T. Brown Bantering Declam. in Wks. (1707) I. i. 61 If they dealt squarely with me..they'd scarce at all wonder.
1767 in Spirit of Public Jrnls. (1806) IX. 247 Act fairly and squarely,..For honesty sure is by far the best policy.
1876 E. C. Stedman Victorian Poets 59 The pleasure which comes from being in harness, and from duty squarely performed.
1884 Chicago Times 13 Jan. Lord Falmouth, one of the few sportsmen who never bet and who ran his horses squarely.
3. Freely, copiously. Obsolete. rare.
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the world > food and drink > drink > drinking > [adverb] > deeply
sadlya1375
deeply1557
square1570
squarely1611
deep1711
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Donné Il s'en est bien donné, he hath tipled squarely.
4. Precisely, exactly. Obsolete.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > freedom from error, correctness > exactness, accuracy, precision > [adverb]
rightlyeOE
righteOE
evenOE
evenlya1225
redlyc1275
justicelya1375
justilya1375
justlya1375
redilya1375
trulya1375
properlya1382
precisec1392
preciselyc1392
truec1392
straitlya1395
leala1400
arightc1405
by linec1420
justlyc1425
featlya1450
rule-righta1450
to the letter?1495
exquisitely1526
evenliklya1530
very1530
absolutely1538
jump1539
just1568
accurately1581
punctually1581
jumplya1586
arights1596
just so1601
plumb1601
compassly1606
nicelya1616
squarely1626
justa1631
adequately1632
mathematicallya1638
critically1655
exquisitively1660
just1665
pointedly1667
faithfully1690
correctlya1704
jus1801
jest1815
jes1851
neat1875
cleanly1883
on the nose1883
smack-dab1892
spot on1920
forensically1974
1626 T. Hawkins tr. N. Caussin Holy Court I. 6 The works are likewise the more feeble, not squarely answering to the modell of knowledge.
1637 G. Gillespie Dispute against Eng.-Popish Ceremonies Prol. sig. C2 Blindly to followe every opinion which is broached, and squarely to conforme unto every custome.
1684 T. Otway Atheist i. 9 My Orders are to meet her fairly and squarely this Evening by Seven.
5.
a. In a position directly square with, or opposite to, some line or object; in a straight or direct manner.
ΘΚΠ
the world > space > relative position > quality or fact of being in a line (with) > [adverb]
rule-righta1450
diametrallya1593
square1631
squarely1802
collinearly1863
the world > space > relative position > opposite position > [adverb]
anenteOE
theregainsc1330
aforyena1400
overa1400
overthwarta1425
fornent1548
overright against1565
oppositelyc1593
opposite1609
over-right1618
squarely1802
en regard1909
the world > space > direction > [adverb] > straight or due
rightOE
rightlyOE
evenc1300
plata1450
plain1509
straight1512
directly1513
fulla1529
flat1531
due?1574
dead1800
slap1829
plunk1866
squarely1883
1802 C. James New Mil. Dict. at March The front-directing serjeant, after having placed himself perfectly and squarely in the rank, must [etc.].
1883 B. Harte In Carquinez Woods viii. 186 She looked him squarely in the eyes without a word.
1894 F. M. Elliot Rom. Gossip iv. 113 He sits squarely on his war-horse.
figurative.1869 A. J. Evans Vashti xv. 200 She set this conjecture squarely before her, and forced herself to contemplate it.1873 E. E. Hale In his Name ii. 8 They refuted it squarely.
b. At right angles to the length or height.
ΘΚΠ
the world > space > relative position > position at right angles to something > [adverb]
straightly1395
squarewise1546
directly1559
orthogonally?a1560
perpendicularly1570
rightly1594
square1631
rectangularly1646
right-angular1676
normally1869
squarely1873
the world > relative properties > number > geometry > angle > [adverb] > at right angles
in a square?a1560
orthogonally?a1560
by equiangles1593
rectangularly1646
right-angularly1670
square1680
normally1869
squarely1873
1873 E. Spon Workshop Receipts 1st Ser. 7/1 The brush requires to be squarely and evenly cut.
1883 Harper's Mag. Jan. 200/2 We..saw that a bole fully six feet in diameter had broken squarely across.
c. figurative. Plainly, unequivocally, firmly, solidly. Chiefly U.S.
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society > communication > manifestation > manifestness > [adverb]
couthlyc900
sutelichec900
openlyOE
witterlyc1175
kithlya1300
witnessfullyc1374
evidentlya1382
plainlya1382
graithc1394
eberlya1400
express14..
manifest1431
patently1441
manifestlyc1475
evident?1520
grossly1526
apparently1533
clear1550
apparent1565
clearly1569
notoriously1589
plain1590
perspicuously1592
perspectively1598
transparently1617
liquidlya1631
visibly1631
obviously1638
fairly1655
perspiculously1661
remarkably1666
squarely1860
society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > plainness > [adverb] > straightforwardly or directly
platc1375
in short and plainc1386
plaina1387
platlyc1390
in (also at, on, unto) (a, the) plainc1395
roundc1405
homelya1413
directly1509
roundly1528
point-blank1598
in good set termsa1616
broadly1624
crudely1638
plain downa1640
plumply1726
plumpa1734
squably1737
straightforward1809
unvarnishedly1824
pine-blank1834
blankly1846
squarely1860
straight out1874
straightforwardly1906
1860 in Thornton Amer. Gloss. (1912) II. 845 [This] means simply and squarely, that you intend..to rule or ruin this Government.
1885 Cent. Mag. 29 511 He stands squarely upon observation, experience, induction.
1900 Lapsley County Pal. Durham 44 He..based his demand squarely on his royal power.
6. In a square form; so as to be square.
ΘΚΠ
the world > space > shape > angularity > specific angular shape > [adverb] > quadrilateral > square
four-squarec1430
quadrantlya1552
foursquarewise1610
squarewise1612
square1631
squarely1828
1828 W. Field Mem. Dr. Parr II. 355 He was about the middle height, squarely built, of strong athletic frame, not much inclined to corpulency.
1861 Englishwoman's Domest. Mag. 3 219 Holding a squarely-folded note at arm's length before my eyes.
1864 C. M. Yonge Trial II. 310 The squarely made,..handsome Averil Ward.
1882 Jrnl. Linn. Soc. 16 232 Aperture-papillae large and squarely oval.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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