point blank
Short definition from Wiktionary
Adjective
- The distance between a gun and a target such that it requires minimal effort in aiming it. In particular no allowance needs to be made for effects of gravity, target movement or wind in aiming the projectile.
- Blunt, outright.
- 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.
Adverb
- Horizontally (as the angle at which a projectile is launched); directly or straight (at the target).
- Directly; bluntly; without pretense or caution.
- In a direct manner, without hesitation.
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