POINT-BLANK

• (adverb) in a direct and unequivocal manner

  "I asked him point-blank whether he wanted the job"

• (adj.) close enough to go straight to the target

  "point-blank range", "a point-blank shot"

• (adj.) 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"

  synonyms : blunt , candid , forthright , frank , free-spoken , outspoken , plainspoken , straight-from-the-shoulder

  she sometimes was a little too forthright for her own good and ended up saying things that inadvertently offended people -added by nithi

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