| ADJECTIVE | all | point-blank, blunt, candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, straight-from-the-shoulder | characterized by directness in manner or speech |
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| all | point-blank | close enough to go straight to the target | |
| ADVERB | all | point-blank | in a direct and unequivocal manner |
| Meaning | Characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion. | |
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| Example | "a point-blank accusation" | |
| Synonyms | blunt, candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, straight-from-the-shoulder | |
| Broader | direct | Straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action |
| Spanish | directo, firme, franco, sincero | |
| Catalan | directe, franc, sincer | |
| Meaning | Close enough to go straight to the target. | |
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| Broader | direct | direct in spatial dimensions |
| Spanish | a bocajarro | |
| Meaning | In a direct and unequivocal manner. | |
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| Example | "I asked him point-blank whether he wanted the job" | |
| Catalan | a crema-roba, a frec de roba | |
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