point-blank
adverb
- 1
in a direct and unequivocal manner
I asked him point-blank whether he wanted the job
adjective
- 1
close enough to go straight to the target
point-blank range
a point-blank shot
- 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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