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starkly

adverb

in a blunt manner

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Word Facts

Word length
7
Starts with
S
Ends with
Y
Contains
TA
Scrabble score
14
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Definitions

adverb

  1. in a blunt manner

    “in starkly realistic terms”

adverb

  1. in sharp outline or contrast

    “the black walls rose starkly from the snow”

adverb

  1. in a stark manner

    “He was starkly unable to achieve coherence”

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Example Sentences

in starkly realistic terms
the black walls rose starkly from the snow
He was starkly unable to achieve coherence
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