point-blank (pointblăngk)
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Tweet adj. 1. Aimed straight at the mark or target without allowing for the drop in a projectile's course. 2. a. So close to a target that a weapon may be aimed directly at it: point-blank range. b. Close enough so that missing the target is unlikely or impossible: a point-blank shot. 3. Straightforward; blunt: a point-blank accusation. adv. 1. With a straight aim; directly: fired point-blank at the intruder. 2. Without hesitation, deliberation, or equivocation: answered point-blank. [POINT + BLANK, on the model of Middle French (de) pointe (en) blanc : de, from : pointe, sharp end, tip, outermost end (such as the place on a practice range from which an archer can shoot without compensating for gravity; from Old French pointe; see POINT) + en, in, into + blanc, white, bull's-eye, target (from Old French, white; see BLANK).] |
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