stark
adv.
completely
stark mad|mouth stark open
adj.
devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
the blunt truth|the crude facts|facing the stark reality of the deadline
Synonym: blunt, crude
adj.
severely simple
a stark interior
Synonym: austere, severe, stern
adj.
complete or extreme
stark poverty|a stark contrast
adj.
without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
an arrant fool|a complete coward|a consummate fool|a double-dyed villain|gross negligence|a perfect idiot|pure folly|what a sodding mess|stark staring mad|a thorough nuisance|a thoroughgoing villain|utter nonsense|the unadulterated truth
adj.
providing no shelter or sustenance
bare rocky hills|barren lands|the bleak treeless regions of the high Andes|the desolate surface of the moon|a stark landscape