foursquare

Words with a similar base: foursquare

'foursquare'

[square.n.01] as in: (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon

Examples:
you can compute the area of a square if you know the length of its sides

'foursquare'

[foursquare.s.01] as in: characterized by firm and unwavering conviction

Examples:
a foursquare refusal to yield

'foursquare'

[foursquare.r.01] as in: in a square position

Examples:
the building stood foursquare

'foursquare'

[squarely.r.05] as in: with firmness and conviction; without compromise; - C.G.Bowers

Examples:
he stood foursquare for religious liberty and toleration
dealt straightforwardly with all issues

Origins

					foursquare (English)
├── four (English)
│   └── fower (Middle English (1100-1500))
│       └── feower (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
└── square (English)
    └── esquarre (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
        ├── exquadra (Latin)
        └── exquadro (Latin)

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