point-blank

[ point-blangk ]

/ ˈpɔɪntˈblæŋk /

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adjective

aimed or fired straight at the mark especially from close range; direct.

straightforward, plain, or explicit: a point-blank denial.

adverb

with a direct aim; directly; straight.

bluntly; frankly: She told him point-blank that he was not welcome.

Origin of point-blank

First recorded in 1565–75

Words nearby point-blank

point tiré, point up, point-and-click, point-and-shoot, point-bearing pile, point-blank, point-device, point-of-purchase, point-of-sale, point-of-sale terminal, point-set

Example sentences from the Web for point-blank

I come back to the way the older man at the book fair asked his question so point-blank.

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She shot her at point-blank range in the back of the head while out looking at flowers.

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If she had been trying to kill him, she had been at point-blank range.

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In it, a riot cop blasts her in the face at point-blank range with tear gas.

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I finally asked Pearce point-blank if he made up the post; he laughed and denied it.

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He had a pistol in his hand, and no sooner did his gaze fall on me than he levelled the weapon at me and fired it point-blank.

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The second shot had gone clear through her skull, and, being fired at point-blank distance, had almost blown her head off.

The Boy With the U. S. Foresters |Francis Rolt-Wheeler
For some minutes the Canadian seemed considerably embarrassed; this point-blank question troubled him singularly.

The White Scalper |Gustave Aimard
Three powerful monitors were to oppose him at point-blank range.

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Oh, mother, do you not see you've told him point-blank that it's all settled?

Bylow Hill |George Washington Cable

British Dictionary definitions for point-blank

point-blank

adjective

aimed or fired at a target so close that it is unnecessary to make allowance for the drop in the course of the projectile
permitting such aim or fire without loss of accuracyat point-blank range

plain or blunt a point-blank question

adverb

directly or straight

plainly or bluntly

Word Origin for point-blank

C16: from point + blank (in the sense: centre spot of an archery target)

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