point-blank
adjective
Meaning
- (forensics) very close; not touching but not more than a few metres (yards).
- 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.
- Disconcertingly straightforward or blunt; outright.
- In a direct manner, without hesitation.
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