POINT-BLANK (2)

Point′–blank″, a. 1. 1. Directed in a line toward the object aimed at; aimed directly toward the mark.
2. 2. Hence, direct; plain; unqualified; — said of language; as, a point-blank assertion.
Point-blank range, the extent of the apparent right line of a ball discharged. — Point-blank shot, the shot of a gun pointed directly toward the object to be hit.