point blank
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.12 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
The distance between a gun and a target such that it requires minimal effort in aiming it. In particular no allowance needs to be made for effects of gravity, target movement or wind in aiming the projectile.
adv
Horizontally (as the angle at which a projectile is launched); directly or straight (at the target).
Example Sentences
- "Here I was brought into point blank collison with Rev. Dr. Cox, who made me the subject not only of bitter remark in the convention, but also of a long denunciatory letter published in the New York Evangelist and other American papers."
- "Again I had an opportunity of asking him a point blank question, and again my delicacy prevented me from forcing another man to confide in me."
- "I asked him point blank whether he was cheating on his wife."
- "There’s a neighbor named Brace Dunlap that’s been wanting to marry their Benny for three months, and at last they told him point blank and once for all, he COULDN’T; so he has soured on them, and they’re worried about it."