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Definition of: pointblank
(point′blangk′) adjective
1. Aimed directly at the mark; in gunnery, fired horizontally without allowing for dropping.
2. Hence, direct; plain: a pointblank question.
—noun A shot with direct aim.
—adverb In a horizontal line; hence, directly; without circumlocution.
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