Definitions from Wiktionary (point-blank)
▸ adjective: (forensics) Very close; not touching but not more than a few metres (yards).
▸ adjective: (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.
▸ adjective: (ballistics) The angle between an airplane’s gun turret and a target aircraft, where a projectile in flight is expected to strike the centre of the target without adjusting the angle of the gun.
▸ adjective: 2014 December 24, “Assam rebels kill scores on night of brutal attacks in Indian state”, in The Guardian:
▸ adjective: 2022 April 3, Carlotta Gall, Andrew E. Kramer, “In a Kyiv Suburb,‘They Shot Everyone They Saw’”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
▸ adjective: Disconcertingly straightforward or blunt; outright.
▸ adverb: In a direct manner, without hesitation.
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▸ adjective: (forensics) Very close; not touching but not more than a few metres (yards).
▸ adjective: (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.
▸ adjective: (ballistics) The angle between an airplane’s gun turret and a target aircraft, where a projectile in flight is expected to strike the centre of the target without adjusting the angle of the gun.
▸ adjective: 2014 December 24, “Assam rebels kill scores on night of brutal attacks in Indian state”, in The Guardian:
▸ adjective: 2022 April 3, Carlotta Gall, Andrew E. Kramer, “In a Kyiv Suburb,‘They Shot Everyone They Saw’”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
▸ adjective: Disconcertingly straightforward or blunt; outright.
▸ adverb: In a direct manner, without hesitation.
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blunt,
outspoken,
plainspoken,
forthright,
free-spoken,
frank,
candid,
direct,
point blank,
at half-sword,
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