point-blank

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Synonyms: point blank, pointblank

Antonyms: point blank, pointblank

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Adjective

1. {{lb|en|forensics}} Very close; not touching but not more than a few metres (yards).
2. {{lb|en|ballistics}} 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|Disconcertingly]] [[straightforward]] or [[blunt]]; [[outright]].

Adverb

1. In a [[direct]] manner, without [[hesitation]].

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