I. ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective
Etymology: Middle English foursquare, fouresquare, from four, foure four + square
1.
a. : having four equal sides and four right angles : square
a large foursquare Victorian mansion — Osbert Lancaster
b. : arranged in a square
a stockyard where thatched cowhouses … cart sheds and a great old barn … huddle foursquare — J.W.Day
2. : characterized by boldness and conviction : sound and unswerving : forthright
they are … foursquare and simple and staunch — H.S.Commager
3. usually capitalized : of or relating to a fundamentalist religious cult or sectarian movement originating in southern California after World War I
Foursquare churches
the Foursquare technique
a Foursquare choir
II. ˈ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ adverb
1. : in a square position : solidly
their monuments stand foursquare — J.E.M.White
2. : in an unequivocal manner : forthrightly
he stood foursquare for religious liberty and toleration — C.G.Bowers
III. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
archaic : a figure with four equal sides and four right angles
of a shape between a circle and a foursquare — William Upton