[{"word":"point-blank","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"adjective","definitions":[{"definition":"(forensics) very close; not touching but not more than a few metres (yards).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The distance between a firearm and a target where a projectile in flight is expected to strike the centre of the target without adjusting the elevation of the firearm.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Disconcertingly straightforward or blunt; outright.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"a point-blank assertion"}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"adverb","definitions":[{"definition":"In a direct manner, without hesitation.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/point-blank"]}]