point-blank
- aimed or fired straight at the mark especially from close range; direct.
- straightforward, plain, or explicit: a point-blank denial.
- with a direct aim; directly; straight.
- bluntly; frankly: She told him point-blank that he was not welcome.
Origin of point-blank
Related Words for point-blank
direct, frank, plain, straight, blunt, close, plainly, unqualified, unreservedExamples from the Web for point-blank
Contemporary Examples of point-blank
I come back to the way the older man at the book fair asked his question so point-blank.
She shot her at point-blank range in the back of the head while out looking at flowers.
If she had been trying to kill him, she had been at point-blank range.
In it, a riot cop blasts her in the face at point-blank range with tear gas.
I finally asked Pearce point-blank if he made up the post; he laughed and denied it.
Historical Examples of point-blank
Therefore, none of the posse would have a point-blank shot at him.
Way of the LawlessMax Brand
He might not have answered, or liked it, had I fired the question at him point-blank.
The UnderdogF. Hopkinson Smith
The chief refused at first, point-blank, to be a party to any such proceedings.
The Monster MenEdgar Rice Burroughs
The firing, at point-blank range, was so furious that the men's clothing was ignited.
The DownfallEmile Zola
Accordingly he sent to Pharnabazus and put it to him point-blank: Which will you have, peace or war?
HellenicaXenophon
point-blank
- 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 blunta point-blank question
- directly or straight
- plainly or bluntly