stark
adjective
1. devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
- facing the stark reality of the deadline
Similar word(s): unconditional, unconditioned, blunt, crude
2. severely simple
- a stark interior
Similar word(s): plain, austere, severe, stern
3. complete or extreme
- stark poverty
- a stark contrast
Similar word(s): immoderate
4. without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
- stark staring mad
Similar word(s): unmitigated, arrant, complete, everlasting, gross, perfect, pure, sodding, staring, thorough, thoroughgoing, unadulterated, utter
5. providing no shelter or sustenance
- a stark landscape
Similar word(s): inhospitable, bare, barren, bleak, desolate
Sentences with stark as an adjective:
- I picked my way forlornly through the stark, sharp rocks.
- I screamed in stark terror.
- A flower was growing, in stark contrast, out of the sidewalk.
adverb
1. completely
- stark mad
- mouth stark open
Sentences with stark as an adverb:
- He's gone stark, staring mad.
- She was just standing there, stark naked.
verb
1. (obsolete or dialect) To stiffen.