stark
völlig, total
Starkly; entirely, absolutelyStarkly; entirely, absolutely.
UK/stɑːk/US/stɑɹk/
» Have you gone stark raving mad?
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1 senses(not comparable)Starkly; entirely, absolutely.
He's gone stark, staring mad.
She was just standing there, stark naked.
völlig, total
More definitions
- to the fullest degree
Examples
41 sentencesHave you gone stark raving mad?
Has everyone gone stark-raving mad?
Tom was standing there stark naked.
Tom has gone stark raving mad.
Tom was stark naked.
Translations
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By meaning 1
starkly; entirely, absolutely:
Origin
From Middle English stark, starc, from Old English stearc, starc (“stiff, rigid, unyieldinFrom Middle English stark, starc, from Old English stearc, starc (“stiff, rigid, unyielding, obstinate, hard, strong, severe, violent”), from Proto-West Germanic *stark, from Proto-Germanic *starkuz (“stiff, strong”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)terg- (“rigid, stiff”).
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