indirect vs point-blank

indirect

noun
  • An indirect cost. 

  • An indirect radiator 

verb
  • To access by means of indirection; to dereference. 

adj
  • Not of obvious or immediate cause, but as a secondary result 

  • Not focused straight at the target or subject, but by more subtle means 

  • Not involving the quickest, shortest, or most convenient path 

point-blank

adj
  • Disconcertingly straightforward or blunt; outright. 

  • Very close; not touching but not more than a few metres (yards). 

  • 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. 

adv
  • In a direct manner, without hesitation. 

How often have the words indirect and point-blank occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )