"pointblank" meaning in English

See pointblank in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} pointblank (not comparable)
  1. (obsolete or rare) point blank Tags: not-comparable, obsolete, rare
    Sense id: en-pointblank-en-adv-nEwFJ3Ze Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "ref": "1913, Rex Stout, Her Forbidden Knight, Carroll & Graf, published 1997, page 149",
          "text": "We had many hot discussions on the topic, and it ended by my refusing pointblank to marry Miss Sherman at all.",
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