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View synonyms for point-blank

point-blank

[ point-blangk ]

adjective

  1. aimed or fired straight at the mark especially from close range; direct.
  2. straightforward, plain, or explicit:

    a point-blank denial.



adverb

  1. with a direct aim; directly; straight.
  2. bluntly; frankly:

    She told him point-blank that he was not welcome.

point-blank

adjective

    1. aimed or fired at a target so close that it is unnecessary to make allowance for the drop in the course of the projectile
    2. permitting such aim or fire without loss of accuracy

      at point-blank range

  1. plain or blunt

    a point-blank question

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


adverb

  1. directly or straight
  2. plainly or bluntly
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of point-blank1

First recorded in 1565–75
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Word History and Origins

Origin of point-blank1

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

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

One worker was shot point blank in the chest, another in the shoulder.

Shakila had been shot point-blank in the face with a hunting gun, as the medical report says.

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

When asked point blank if he bought drugs in the past two years, the Toronto mayor paused, waited and eventually said “yes.”

Sir Edward Bruce is said to have decided the question by a point-blank refusal to retire.

Firing at point-blank range, struggling bayonet against bayonet, the small French force worked its way towards the defile.

She opened her eyes in such astonishment that he added point blank: No; I dont like the thought—just jealousy, thats all.

Algernon stood for a second, staring point-blank at her, unable to move or to speak.

When Newton returned on deck, he found that the corvette had gradually edged down until nearly within point-blank range.

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