25B6; adverb
he fired the pistol point-blank : AT CLOSE RANGE, close up, close to.
she couldn't say it point-blank : BLUNTLY, directly, straight, frankly, candidly, openly, explicitly, unequivocally, unambiguously, plainly, flatly, categorically, outright.
25B6; adjective a point-blank refusal : BLUNT, direct, straight, straightforward, frank, candid, forthright, explicit, unequivocal, plain, clear, flat, decisive, unqualified, categorical, outright.