Definition of "squarely" []

• Mathematics At right angles: sawed the beam squarely. (adverb)
• In a square shape. (adverb)
• So as to make solid contact; firmly: struck the golf ball squarely, sending it to the green. (adverb)
• Directly; straight: walked squarely toward the shoplifter and arrested him. (adverb)
• In an honest, straightforward manner: spoke squarely on the topic of drug abuse. (adverb)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Part of developing a lead is keeping your name squarely in front of the prospect as he or she goes through the development process."
• "The wind, which was fair down the lake, here blew in squarely on the beach, kicking up a nasty sea in the shallows."
• "A critical eye must remain squarely fixed on the American education system."