Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
stark (adjective)1.
a) rigid in or as if in death
b) rigidly conforming (as to a pattern or doctrine) - absolute stark discipline
2.
archaic - strong robust
3.
- utter sheer stark nonsense
4.
a) - barren desolate
b) (1) having few or no ornaments - bare a stark white room
(2) - harsh blunt the stark realities of death
5.
sharply delineated - a stark contrast
1.
in a stark manner
2.
to an absolute or complete degree - wholly stark naked stark mad
Johannes 1874–1957 Ger. physicist
John 1728–1822 Am. gen. in Revolution
