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| stark [ staark ] |
adjective (comparative stark·er, superlative stark·est) |
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1. forbiddingly bare and plain: forbidding in its bareness and lack of any ornament, relieving feature, or pleasant prospect
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2. unambiguous and harsh: presented in plain, unambiguous, and usually rather harsh terms
  confronting stark reality
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3. complete: having reached the fullest extent or degree of something
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4. without clothes: completely unclothed and uncovered
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5. rigid: showing or affected by rigor mortis
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archaic
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adverb (comparative stark·er, superlative stark·est) |
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utterly: to the utmost degree
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| [ Old English stearc< Germanic, "be rigid"] |
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| stark·ly adverb |
| stark·ness noun |
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