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Adjective
  • very close; not touching but not more than a few metres (yards). forensics
  • 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. ballistics
  • Disconcertingly straightforward or blunt.
Adverb
  • In a direct manner, without hesitation.