stark
/stɑɹk/ adjective C1- Severe; violent; fierce (now usually in describing the weather).
- Stiff, rigid.
- Plain in appearance; barren, desolate. · I picked my way forlornly through the stark, sharp rocks.
- Naked.
- Complete, absolute, full. · I screamed in stark terror.· A flower was growing, in stark contrast, out of the sidewalk.
Comparative starker · Superlative starkest
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Words like color, center, and defense stand in stark contrast to their British counterparts, which retain the traditional spellings of colour, centre, and defence.
Opposite him sat a young woman whose restless energy provided a stark contrast to his own measured stillness.
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