stark

adjectives

devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
"the blunt truth"; "the crude facts"; "facing the stark reality of the deadline"
is derived from
severely simple
"a stark interior"
is derived from
complete or extreme
"stark poverty"; "a stark contrast"
is derived from
is similar to
beyond reasonable limits
"immoderate laughter"; "immoderate spending"
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 thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense"; "the unadulterated truth"
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"
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adverbs

completely
"stark mad"; "mouth stark open"