1. most complete or extreme; most harsh or severe
Usage: superlative form of ‘stark’
2. most bare, plain, or unadorned
Usage: superlative form of ‘stark’

Examples

• The starkest difference between the two proposals was their cost.
• She faced the starkest choice of her career.
• The room had the starkest decor imaginable – just white walls and a single chair.
• This was the starkest warning yet about climate change.
• The starkest reality is that we’re running out of time.
• The landscape presented its starkest beauty in winter.