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| stark | |
| 1. adj. (obsolete) Hard, firm; obdurate. |  |
| 2. adj. Severe; violent; fierce (now usually in describing the weather). | |
| 3. adj. (archaic) Strong; vigorous; powerful. | |
| 4. adj. Stiff, rigid. | |
| 5. adj. Hard in appearance; barren, desolate. | |
| I picked my way forlornly through the stark, sharp rocks. | |
| 6. adj. Complete, absolute, full. | |
| I screamed in stark terror. | |
| A flower was growing, in stark contrast, out of the sidewalk. | |
| 7. adv. starkly; entirely, absolutely | |
| He's gone stark, staring mad. | |
| She was just standing there, stark naked. | |
| 8. v. (obsolete, or dialect) To stiffen. | |
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