point blank
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point blank
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. Here I was brought into point blank collison with Rev. Dr. Cox, who made me the subject not only of bitter remark in the convention, but also of a long denunciatory letter published in the New York Evangelist and other American papers.
adverb
- Horizontally (as the angle at which a projectile is launched); directly or straight (at the target).
- Directly; bluntly; without pretense or caution. I asked him point blank whether he was cheating on his wife.
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| Español | a bocajarro, a quemarropa |
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adv straight at the target
| Español | a quemarropa, de punta en blanco, de punto en blanco, a bocajarro |
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| Português | à queima-roupa |
| Français | à bout portant |
| Deutsch | in Kernschussweite |
| Italiano | a bruciapelo |
| עברית | בטווח אפס batvákh éfes |
adv directly; bluntly; without pretense or caution
| Español | a quemarropa, a bocajarro, sin paños calientes |
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| 日本語 | 単刀直入 tantōchokunyū |
| Português | à queima-roupa |
| Français | tout de go, de but en blanc |
| Italiano | a bruciapelo |
| Русский | в лоб v lob, напряму́ю naprjamúju, в упо́р v upór |
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@misc{point_blank_2026,
title = {point blank},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/point%20blank},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
