starkly

Meaning

In a stark manner; with great contrast.

Synonyms

all

whole

completely

crudely

dead

💀

entirely

every inch

full

fully

in full

maximally

perfectly

plum

plumb

quite

roaring

sharp

sharply

soundly

stark

steeply

sublimely

unconditionally

utterly

well

wholly

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: starkli

Inherited from Old English: stearclīċe

In summary

From 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.