正面きって

[eeky]

Hi,

1. 奇妙なことに、正面きって敵意を見せない用心しているように見えた。

Is this きって = 切って again, used as a kind of intensifier?

 

[killerinsidee]

正面切って seems to be a set phrase (adverb). https://kotobank.jp/word/正面切る-294726 (related 正面を切る（しょうめんをきる）の意味 - goo国語辞書).
It's not worth deconstructing, better just take it as is.

 

[eeky]

It's not worth deconstructing, better just take it as is.

OK, I will, thanks.

 

[Toritoribe]

As in the dictionary, 正面切って expresses one's attitude or behavior "squarely", not just the direction.