stark

/stɑːk/ adjective

Definition

CLEAR › unpleasantly clear and obvious: His death is a stark warning to other people about the dangers of drugs.

stark difference/contrast › a total difference: Jerry is very lazy, in stark contrast to his sister who works very hard.

PLAIN › with a very plain and simple appearance and not very attractive: a stark, snowy landscape

starkly adverb

(Definition of stark adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

everything that exists or is possible

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