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UK
/stˈɑːkli/
]
[ US /ˈstɑɹkɫi/ ]
[ US /ˈstɑɹkɫi/ ]
ADVERB
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in a stark manner
He was starkly unable to achieve coherence -
in a blunt manner
in starkly realistic terms -
in sharp outline or contrast
the black walls rose starkly from the snow
How To Use starkly In A Sentence
- Her later sensual works contrast starkly with the harsh earlier paintings.
- This starkly produced single combines a sultry female vocal with hypnotic electronics and shows Tricky at his subtle best. The Sun
- Traditionally, cases of superfecundation have been discovered by the starkly different appearances of twins.
- The threat of terrorists waging biological warfare on Britain was starkly underlined last night when the Government announced that it was acquiring enough smallpox vaccine to inoculate the entire population.
- These theories contrast starkly with the reality of everyday life.
- The bleak outlook in Europe contrasts starkly with a far more positive outlook in other regions. Times, Sunday Times
- The Vegas audience of polyester-clad gamblers and middle-aged couples contrast starkly with the fag-puffing, beer-swilling crowds at home.
- The variations increase in complexity towards a climactic restatement of the starkly modal theme.
- These theories contrast starkly with the reality of everyday life.
- In a review for New Humanist of two recent books written by political bloggers - Liberal Fascism by National Review Online blogger Jonah Goldberg, and The Liberal Defence of Murder by Lenin's Tomb author Richard Seymour - he finds that in the transition to the printed page all the faults of those with 'blogorrhea' are starkly revealed: sloppy research, cheap name-calling, historical immaturity, overstatement, distortion, factual errors and near-endless repetition. New Humanist Blog