starkly

[ stahrk-lee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adverb

in a harsh, grim, or desolate way:
Working in the slums confronted us starkly with the sufferings of others.
extremely simply, sparely, or austerely:
Even in wealthier households, bedrooms were starkly furnished, with just a bed and perhaps a chair and a small table.
in a blunt or sternly plain way, without softening:
To put it more starkly, your great-grandmother was a common criminal.
in a way that is highly contrastive; distinctly or sharply:
The case presents two starkly different views of mobile device targeting by advertisers.
completely or utterly; downright:
We both know that it's starkly impossible to hide an operation as big as that from a spy system as good as theirs.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of starkly¹

First recorded before 900; stark ( def ) + -ly ( def )

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��’s getting newly registered cars on the road so fast is the fear that the Trump administration’s trade wars will starkly increase car prices, prompting motorists to buy new cars before the anticipated price hike.

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It was clear that Canadians have starkly different choices before them.

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Another came on Wednesday afternoon, in two starkly contrasting mid-game at-bats.

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This problem is represented starkly in the bleak picture Adolescence paints of male-female friendships in the social media age.

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This cross-section, homogenous in a few key demographics but starkly dissimilar in others, seems to underscore a shifting consumer reality that’s present in both red and blue states: Americans are trying to use Amazon less.

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star key stark-naked

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