About The Word Point-blank
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Point-blank
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What's The Definition Of Point-blank?
[adv] in a direct and unequivocal manner; "I asked him point-blank whether he wanted the job"
[adj] close enough to go straight to the target; "point-blank range"; "a point-blank shot" [adj] characterized by disconcerting directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight shooting"; "a blunt New England farmer"; "I gave them my candid opinion"; "forthright criticism"; "a forthright approach to the problem"; "tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank"; "it is possible to be outspoken without being rude"; "plainspoken and to the point"; "a point-blank accusation" Synonyms | Synonyms for Point-blank: blunt | candid | direct | forthright | frank | free-spoken | outspoken | plainspoken Related Terms | Find terms related to Point-blank: abrupt | abruptly | absolutely | blunt | bluntly | candidly | categorical | categorically | close | dead | definitely | direct | directly | downright | even | exactly | explicit | explicitly | expressly | faithfully | flat | flatly | flush | frankly | full | in all respects | in every respect | in plain English | in plain words | ipsissimis verbis | just | kerplunk | literally | literatim | matter-of-factly | naturally | nearby | openly | outright | plainly | plop | plumb | plump | plunk | positively | precisely | right | right away | rigidly | rigorously | short | simply | smack | smack-dab | spang | square | squarely | straight | straightforward | strictly | to the letter | to the point | unaffectedly | unalloyed | uncompromising | uncompromisingly | undeviatingly | unerringly | unmitigated | unreserved | unreservedly | verbally | verbatim | verbatim et litteratim | word by word | word for word See Also | Point-blank In Webster's Dictionary \Point`-blank"\, n. [F. point point + blanc white.]
1. The white spot on a target, at which an arrow or other
missile is aimed. [Obs.] --Jonson.
2. (Mil.)
(a) With all small arms, the second point in which the
natural line of sight, when horizontal, cuts the
trajectory.
(b) With artillery, the point where the projectile first
strikes the horizontal plane on which the gun stands,
the axis of the piece being horizontal.
\Point`-blank"\, a. 1. Directed in a line toward the object aimed at; aimed directly toward the mark. 2. Hence, direct; plain; unqualified; -- said of language; as, a point-blank assertion. {Point-blank range}, the extent of the apparent right line of a ball discharged. {Point-blank shot}, the shot of a gun pointed directly toward the object to be hit. \Point`-blank"\, adv. In a point-blank manner. To sin point-blank against God's word. --Fuller. |
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