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point-blank   (TTS Sound)

The adj point-blank has 2 senses

• blunt, candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank, straight-from-the-shoulder -- (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")


• point-blank -- (close enough to go straight to the target; "point-blank range"; "a point-blank shot")

The adv point-blank has 1 sense

• point-blank -- (in a direct and unequivocal manner; "I asked him point-blank whether he wanted the job")