adjective
- harsh, grim, or desolate in appearance
- complete or extreme
- sharply contrasted; standing out clearly
adverb
- completely; utterly
Examples
- The stark landscape stretched endlessly across the desert.
- There was a stark difference between the two proposals.
- The room was stark and unfurnished.
- She was stark naked when the fire alarm went off.
- The stark reality of the situation hit him hard.
- The black ink created a stark contrast against the white paper.
- His stark honesty sometimes offended people.