stark

Adverb
  1. Completely (synset 400467379)
    "stark mad"; "mouth stark open"
Adjective
  1. Devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment (synset 300559107)
    "the blunt truth"; "the crude facts"; "facing the stark reality of the deadline"
    similar to: unconditional, unconditioned - not conditional
    same as: blunt, crude
  2. Severely simple (synset 301796896)
    "a stark interior"
    similar to: plain - not elaborate or elaborated; simple
    same as: austere, severe, stern
  3. Complete or extreme (synset 301539678)
    "stark poverty"; "a stark contrast"
    similar to: immoderate - beyond reasonable limits
  4. Without qualification;
    Used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers (synset 301524174)
    "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thorough nuisance"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense"; "the unadulterated truth"
    similar to: unmitigated - not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity; sometimes used as an intensifier
    same as: arrant, complete, consummate, double-dyed, everlasting, gross, perfect, pure, sodding, staring, thorough, thoroughgoing, unadulterated, utter
  5. Providing no shelter or sustenance (synset 301245624)
    "bare rocky hills"; "barren lands"; "the bleak treeless regions of the high Andes"; "the desolate surface of the moon"; "a stark landscape"
    similar to: inhospitable - unfavorable to life or growth
    same as: bare, barren, bleak, desolate

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