foursquare 1 of 2

adjective

ˈfȯr-ˈskwer How to pronounce foursquare (audio)
Definition of foursquarenext
1
as in outspoken
free in expressing one's true feelings and opinions it's no time to be foursquare if you're asked whether a certain outfit makes a person look fat

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2
as in straight
going straight to the point clearly and firmly a foursquare evaluation of her performance that didn't mince words

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3
as in square
having four equal sides and four right angles the design of the foursquare Georgian mansion is strongly symmetrical, the wide central hallway being flanked by two rooms on either side

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adverb

as in openly
in an honest and direct manner asked him foursquare if he was ever going to propose to her

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Recent Examples of foursquare
Adjective
The foursquare drill is meant to hone pitchers’ reaction time fielding comebackers and making awkward throws. — Henry Schulman, SFChronicle.com, 16 Feb. 2020 From today’s viewpoint, its most familiar American manifestations were possibly the comfortably foursquare domestic architecture and furnishing designs produced by Gustav Stickley in the early 20th century. — Barrymore Laurence Scherer, WSJ, 28 Nov. 2018 Oddly enough, these statements are foursquare at odds with these legislators’ voting records. — Deroy Murdock, National Review, 11 Dec. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foursquare
  1. outspoken
  2. straight
  3. square
  4. openly
  5. honest
  6. straightforward
  7. quadrate
  8. plain
Adjective
  • Controversy was never very far from Barr, who has been open about her own mental health issues and defiantly outspoken about her politics, which have grown increasingly right-wing and conspiratorial.
    — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The longtime community and labor organizer has been an outspoken progressive voice in the state legislature since she was elected in 2020.
    — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of outspoken
Adjective
  • This was the second straight month that Japan's export growth slowed, after hitting a near four-year high in July.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Despite the restrictions, Jung says Korea is an attractive option for straight couples who want to engage with a medical system that’s fast and efficient.
    — Jessica Poitevien, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of straight
Adjective
  • The asking rent is $35 per square foot, plus operating expenses such as taxes, property insurance and maintenance.
    — Courtney Bell, Baltimore Sun, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Rides opened on Wednesday and serve destinations within an existing 24-square-mile service area.
    — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of square
Adverb
  • These provisions keep employers and plan sponsors from openly discussing their contract terms, which Cuban said blocks them from comparing fees and negotiating better deals.
    — Emma Witman, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Worse, while communist parties during the Cold War denied the crimes of the Soviet regime, some of today’s neo-Leninists openly defend them.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of openly
Adjective
  • My honest read on timing is that the five percent will be twenty percent by end of 2027, and fifty by end of 2029.
    — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The original impetus for the film, to be honest, was to look at an incredible life story over a long German period.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of honest
Adjective
  • After winning a prize in a juried exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago, American Gothic—which reproduced well in newsprint thanks to those straightforward, geometric forms—became a sensation.
    — Kelly Presutti, ARTnews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • That alone imbues this series with compellingly straightforward stakes.
    — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of straightforward
Adjective
  • The eyewear features a quadrate shield-lens, which is one piece that covers both eyes.
    — Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
  • Its skull also showed reduced articulations between key bones and a shallow quadrate angle, both of which are associated with piscivory.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Definition of quadrate
Adverb
  • At last, maybe some life, and maybe not too late — but, oh, wait, that wide receiver just plain dropped it.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026
  • But that kind of growth opportunity is not only hard-won, but just plain hard.
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of plain

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