adv in a point-blank manner.
2. point-blank ·noun the white spot on a target, at which an arrow or other missile is aimed.
3. point-blank ·adj directed in a line toward the object aimed at; aimed directly toward the mark.
4. point-blank ·adj hence, direct; plain; unqualified;
said of language; as, a point-blank assertion.
5. point-blank ·noun with all small arms, the second point in which the natural line of sight, when horizontal, cuts the trajectory.
6. point-blank ·noun with artillery, the point where the projectile first strikes the horizontal plane on which the gun stands, the axis of the piece being horizontal.