starkly

Language: en

🇺🇸 /ˈstɑrkliː/

📖 Definitions

  1. adverb
    In a way that is very clearly obvious or sharply defined, often in a way that is unpleasant or unwelcome.; In a bare, plain, or unadorned manner; without any decoration or embellishment.; In a harsh, severe, or grim manner.; In a completely or utterly absolute manner; totally.

🔗 Details

Word forms

Comparative: more starkly Superlative: most starkly

Collocations

starkly differentstarkly contraststarkly revealedstarkly illustratedstarkly evidentstarkly opposed

Derivatives

starkstarkness

Synonyms

sharplyclearlyplainlybluntlyharshlystark

Antonyms

subtlygentlysoftly

Commonly confused

stark
EN: 'Stark' is the adjective (a stark contrast); 'starkly' is the adverb modifying a verb or adjective (starkly different).

Spelling tips

EN: No common spelling issues. Remember it is formed from 'stark' + '-ly' with no change to the base.

💬 Examples

  1. The contrast between the rich and the poor was starkly evident in the city.

  2. The room was starkly furnished with only a bed and a chair.

  3. The reality of war was starkly portrayed in the documentary.

  4. The two approaches are starkly different in their methodology.