point-blank
adjective
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
blunt talking and straight shooting
Related & opposite
- outspokenness derivation
- bluntness derivation
- frankness derivation
- direct similar to
Sense 2 adverb
in a direct and unequivocal manner
I asked him point-blank whether he wanted the job
Sense 3 adjective
close enough to go straight to the target
point-blank range
Related & opposite
- direct similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | outspokenness |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | bluntness |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | frankness |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | direct |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | direct |