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Meaning of point-blank

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

point-blank

adjective

Definitions

  1. (forensics) very close; not touching but not more than a few metres (yards).

  2. The distance between a firearm and a target where a projectile in flight is expected to strike the centre of the target without adjusting the elevation of the firearm.

  3. Disconcertingly straightforward or blunt; outright.

    Example: a point-blank assertion

adverb

Definitions

  1. In a direct manner, without hesitation.