foursquare

foursquare
foursquarely, adv.foursquareness, n.
/fawr"skwair", fohr"-/, adj.
1. consisting of four corners and four right angles; square: a solid, foursquare building.
2. firm; steady; unswerving: He maintained a foursquare position in the controversy.
3. forthright; frank; blunt: a foursquare presentation of the company's financial condition.
adv.
4. without equivocation; frankly; forthrightly.
n.
5. a square.
[1250-1300; ME fouresquare. See FOUR, SQUARE]

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