point-blank

Adjective

• close enough to go straight to the target
  • point-blank range
    
  • a point-blank shot
    

• characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
  • blunt talking and straight shooting
    
  • a blunt New England farmer
    
  • I gave them my candid opinion
    
  • forthright criticism
    
  • a forthright approach to the problem
    
  • tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank
    
  • it is possible to be outspoken without being rude
    
  • plainspoken and to the point
    
  • a point-blank accusation
    

Adverb

• in a direct and unequivocal manner
  • I asked him point-blank whether he wanted the job
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  blunt , candid , forthright , frank , free-spoken , outspoken , plainspoken , straight-from-the-shoulder