point-blank

adverb [not gradable]

/ˈpɔɪntˈblæŋk/

Definition

› aimed or fired directly at from a close position: He was shot in the back, point-blank. fig. He asked me point-blank (= directly) if I was lying.

(Definition of point-blank adverb from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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