1. Aimed straight at the mark or target without allowing for the drop in a projectile's course. 2a. 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.
ADVERB:
1. With a straight aim; directly: fired point-blank at the intruder.2. Without hesitation, deliberation, or equivocation: answered point-blank.
ETYMOLOGY:
Perhaps from French point (de tir), (firing) point, or point (visé), (aiming) point (from Old French; see point) + French blanc, bullseye, target (from Old French, white; see blank).
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