point-blank

adverb

  1. 1

    in a direct and unequivocal manner

    I asked him point-blank whether he wanted the job

adjective

  1. 1

    close enough to go straight to the target

    point-blank range

    a point-blank shot

  2. 2

    characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion

    blunt talking and straight shooting

    a blunt New England farmer

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