Starkly

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Starkly \Stark"ly\, adv.
     In a stark manner; stiffly; strongly.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Its onward force too starkly pent
           In figure, bone, and lineament.          --Emerson.


     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  starkly
       adv 1: in a stark manner; "He was starkly unable to achieve
              coherence"
       2: in sharp outline or contrast; "the black walls rose starkly
          from the snow"
       3: in a blunt manner; "in starkly realistic terms"