In a direct manner, without hesitation.
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.
In a stark manner; with great contrast.
The dark mountains stood out starkly against the pale sky.