point-blank

  1. Adjective.  (context, forensics) very close; not touching but not more than a few metres (yards).
  2. Adjective.  (context, ballistics) 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.
  3. Adjective.  Disconcertingly straightforward or blunt.
  4. Adverb.  In a direct manner, without hesitation.

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