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- Dictionarystarkers/ˈstɑːkəz/
adjective
- 1. completely naked: British "he ran starkers across the pitch"
- 2. mad; crazy: "his lifestyle would drive me starkers"
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The meaning of STARKERS is completely unclothed : naked. How to use starkers in a sentence.
starkers. adjective [ after verb ] UK informal often humorous uk / ˈstɑː.kəz / us / ˈstɑːr.kɚz /. Add to word list. Add to word list. naked. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Not wearing or removing clothes. altogether.
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.
Definition of starkers adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adj. stark·er, stark·est. 1. Clearly distinguished or delineated: a stark contrast. 2. a. Bare, desolate, or unadorned: an apartment with stark white walls; the stark beauty of the desert landscape. b. Severe or unmitigated; harsh or grim: "[They] found it hard to accept such a stark portrait of unrelieved failure" (W. Bruce Lincoln). 3.
Origin of Starkers. British slang, from 1923, combining (like a popular etymology) two meanings of stark (“strong, utterly; barren" ) with stark naked, which is from Old English steort (“tail" ), referring to the tail-end (as in butt-naked). From Wiktionary. Alteration of stark naked.
Jun 10, 2024 · Definitions of starkers. adjective. (British informal) stark naked. synonyms: unclothed. not wearing clothing. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Starkers." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/starkers. Accessed 17 May. 2024. Copy citation. Examples from books and articles. loading examples... Word Family.
