stark
Cross references: 1. stiff 1. stark \'sta:rk\ aj [ME, stiff, strong, fr. OE stearc; akin to OHG starc strong, Lith (Xstarinti to stiffen - more at STARE 1: STRONG, ROBUST 2a: rigid in or as if in death 2b: UNBENDING, STRICT 3: SHEER, UTTER 4a: BARREN, DESOLATE 4b1: having few or no ornaments : BARE 4b2: HARSH 5: sharply delineated - stark.ly av 2. stark av 1: STARKLY 2: WHOLLY, ABSOLUTELY