stark

/stɑːk/ adjective

Translation

CLEAR › unpleasantly clear and obvious

çıplak, sade, yalın, belirgin, apaçık

His death is a stark warning to other people about the dangers of drugs.1907

stark difference/contrast › a total difference

tamamen farklı/tezat

Jerry is very lazy, in stark contrast to his sister who works very hard.1882

PLAIN › with a very plain and simple appearance and not very attractive

açık, yalın, çıplak, süssüz, sade

a stark, snowy landscape1779

starkly adverb ›

yalın bir şekilde

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

to do something that spoils someone's plans

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