Point-blank

Quick meaning: Point-blank is an adjective meaning (forensics) Very close; not touching but not more than a few metres (yards).

Meaning

(forensics) Very close; not touching but not more than a few metres (yards).

More Meanings

1. Disconcertingly straightforward or blunt; outright.
2. In a direct manner, without hesitation.
3. (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.

Example Sentences

a point-blank assertion

Yes, but surliness might have provoked a point-blank question.

At this point-blank denial, Stephen turned his face away decisively, and preserved an ominous silence; […]

Fifteen of those people had died of natural causes, the rest from gunshot wounds, including point-blank shots, or from shrapnel.

Word Forms

• pointblank

Synonyms for point-blank

Depending on context, synonyms include candid, forthright, blunt, direct, outspoken, plainspoken.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include outspoken, free-spoken, blunt, frank, forthright, direct.

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