"squarely" meaning in All languages combined

See squarely on Wiktionary

Adverb [English]

IPA: /ˈskwɛə(ɹ).li/ [UK], /ˈskwɛɹ.li/ [US] Forms: more squarely [comparative], most squarely [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ)li Etymology: square + -ly Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|square|ly}} square + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} squarely (comparative more squarely, superlative most squarely)
  1. (geometry) In the shape of a square; at right angles. Categories (topical): Geometry Translations (In the shape of a square; at right angles): квадратно (kvadratno) (Bulgarian), kvadrate (Esperanto), d’équerre (French), à l’équerre (French), carrément [dated] (French), quadratisch (German), rechteckig (German), carradament (Occitan), en forma de cuadrado (Spanish), cuadradamente [obsolete] (Spanish), kvadratiskt (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-squarely-en-adv-xjmwdKiG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 35 1 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 58 40 3 Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'In the shape of a square; at right angles': 95 2 3
  2. (also figurative) Firmly and solidly. Tags: also, figuratively Translations (Firmly and solidly): твърдо (tvǎrdo) (Bulgarian), категорично (kategorično) (Bulgarian), solidement (French), fermement (French), carrément (French), fest (German), felsenfest (German), határozottan (Hungarian), solidament (Occitan), fèrmament (Occitan), firmemente (Portuguese), solidamente (Portuguese), твёрдо (tvjórdo) (Russian), определённо (opredeljónno) (Russian), непосре́дственно (neposrédstvenno) (Russian), sólidamente (Spanish), cuadradamente [obsolete] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-squarely-en-adv-EFs02660 Disambiguation of 'Firmly and solidly': 5 94 1
  3. (figurative) In a direct, straightforward and honest manner. Tags: figuratively Translations (In a direct, straightforward and honest manner): честно (čestno) (Bulgarian), почтено (počteno) (Bulgarian), carrément (French), direkt (German), rectamente (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-squarely-en-adv-qLHRzlU2 Disambiguation of 'In a direct, straightforward and honest manner': 5 1 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: fairly and squarely

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If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.