point-blank English

Meaning point-blank meaning

What does point-blank mean?

point-blank

— adjective (= blunt, candid, forthright, frank, outspoken, plainspoken) characterized by 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

— adverb in a direct and unequivocal manner I asked him point-blank whether he wanted the job

— adjective close enough to go straight to the target point-blank range a point-blank shot

Synonyms point-blank synonyms

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point-blank English » English

frank

forthright

straight

plainspoken

outspoken

free-spoken

direct

candid

blunt

straightforward

straight-from-the-shoulder

sharply

right

outright

harshly

flat

directly

categorically

untwisted

unreservedly

unmediated

uncurving

uncurved

uncurled

uncrossed

unbowed

unbent

true

stretch

straightaway

straight-out

straight line

straight from the shoulder

squarely

square

slap

sheer

plump

plum

plainly

plain

outspokenly

open

live

immediately

heart-to-heart

frontal

frankness

frankly

forthrightly

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How do I use point-blank in a sentence?

Movie subtitles

And Mrs Bathgate refused point blank?