Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - point-blank

~ adv 1 if you say or refuse something point-blank, you do it directly and without trying to explain your reasons  (I told him point-blank that I did not want to be involved in the deal.) 2 a gun fired point-blank is fired very close to the person or thing it is aimed at  (Dodds fired both barrels point-blank at his former lover.) - point-blank adj  (shot at point-blank range)