starkly
In a stark manner; with great contrastIn a stark manner; with great contrast.
» Ziri took Rima aside and starkly asked her what she was doing there.
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1 sensesIn a stark manner; with great contrast.
The dark mountains stood out starkly against the pale sky.
in a stark manner
Examples
1 sentencesZiri took Rima aside and starkly asked her what she was doing there.
Origin
From Middle English starkli, starcliche, sterkliche, stercliche, from Old English stearclīFrom 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.
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Forms
more starkly, most starkly| Comparative | more starkly Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most starkly |
regular
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.