Starkly
adv
adv ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 In a stark manner; with great contrast.
"The dark mountains stood out starkly against the pale sky."
Adverb
- 1 in a blunt manner wordnet
- 2 in sharp outline or contrast wordnet
- 3 in a stark manner wordnet
Example
More examples"Ziri took Rima aside and starkly asked her what she was doing there."
Etymology
From Middle English starkli, starcliche, sterkliche, stercliche, from Old English stearclīċe (“strongly; stoutly; vigorously; vehemently; fiercely; strictly”), from Proto-Germanic *starkulīka (“strongly; stiffly”), from *starkulīkaz (“strong; rigid”), from *starkuz (“strong; stiff; stark”), equivalent to stark + -ly.