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单词 point-blank
释义

point-blank

adjective

ˈpȯint-ˈblaŋk How to pronounce point-blank (audio)
1
a
: marked by no appreciable drop below initial horizontal line of flight
b
: so close to a target that a missile fired will travel in a straight line to the mark
2
: direct, blunt
a point-blank refusal
point-blank adverb

Word History

First Known Use

1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

point-blank

adverb

ˈpȯnt-ˈblaŋk
: in a very clear and direct way He refused point-blank to go.

point-blank 1 of 2

adjective

as in direct

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • direct
  • frank
  • straight-out
  • candid
  • outspoken
  • forthright
  • plainspoken
  • straightforward
  • blunt
  • open
  • plain
  • gruff
  • impolite
  • bluff
  • snappish
  • insensitive
  • discourteous
  • brusque
  • free-spoken
  • disrespectful
  • impertinent
  • tactless
  • abrupt
  • unceremonious
  • curt
  • short
  • inconsiderate
  • foursquare
  • artless
  • undiplomatic
  • rude
  • brief
  • terse
  • snippy
  • reticent
  • laconic
  • downright
  • rough
  • tight-lipped
  • crusty
  • short-spoken
  • closemouthed
  • reserved
  • brusk
  • sincere
  • earnest
  • honest
  • crass
  • vulgar
  • coarse
  • crude
  • uncouth
  • low

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • tactful
  • circuitous
  • diplomatic
  • polite
  • gracious
  • courteous
  • smooth
  • civil
  • considerate
  • politic
  • suave
  • voluble
  • loquacious
  • talkative
  • mealymouthed
  • verbose
  • prolix
  • polished
  • gallant
  • genteel
  • long-winded
  • cultivated
  • refined
  • courtly
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point-blank

2 of 2

adverb

as in gruffly

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • gruffly
  • brusquely
  • curtly
  • abruptly
  • sharply
  • bluntly
  • simply
  • artlessly
  • rudely
  • earnestly
  • candidly
  • sincerely
  • impolitely
  • tactlessly
  • openly
  • baldly
  • honestly
  • truthfully
  • frankly
  • unreservedly
  • straight
  • bluffly
  • inconsiderately
  • unguardedly
  • forthrightly
  • straightforward
  • plain
  • plainly
  • straightforwardly
  • openheartedly
  • veraciously
  • foursquare
  • directly
  • straightforwards

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • politely
  • tactfully
  • untruthfully
  • courteously
  • diplomatically
  • verbosely
  • wordily
  • mendaciously
  • evasively
  • civilly
  • falsely
  • erroneously
  • deceitfully
  • indirectly
  • long-windedly
  • insincerely
  • hypocritically
  • ambiguously
  • fallaciously
  • equivocally
  • circuitously
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