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starkly

US/ˈstɑrkli/ uncommon

adverb

1.

in a stark manner

  • “He was starkly unable to achieve coherence”
2.

in sharp outline or contrast

  • “the black walls rose starkly from the snow”
3.

in a blunt manner

  • “in starkly realistic terms”

Origin

From Middle English starkli, starcliche, sterkliche, stercliche, from Old English stearclīċe (“strongly; stoutly; vigorously; vehemently; fiercely; strictly”), from Proto-Germanic *starkulīka (“strongly; stiffly”), from *starkulīkaz (“strong; rigid”), from *starkuz (“strong; stiff; stark”), equivalent to stark + -ly.

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