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adjective
1.
aimed or fired straight at the mark especially from close range; direct.
2.
straightforward, plain, or explicit: a point-blank denial.
adverb
3.
with a direct aim; directly; straight.
4.
bluntly; frankly: She told him point-blank that he was not welcome.
Origin:
1565–75
1565–75
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World English Dictionary
| point-blank | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | a. aimed or fired at a target so close that it is unnecessary to make allowance for the drop in the course of the projectile |
| b. permitting such aim or fire without loss of accuracy: at point-blank range | |
| 2. | plain or blunt: a point-blank question |
| —adv | |
| 3. | directly or straight |
| 4. | plainly or bluntly |
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Word Origin & History
point blank
1571, from point (v.) + blank, the white center of a target. The notion is of standing close enough to aim (point) at the blank without allowance for curve, windage, or gravity.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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