definition of
stark

[1] #1 stark s. [blunt, crude] devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment; "the blunt truth"; "the crude facts"; "facing the stark reality of the deadline". wn

[2] #2 stark r. completely; "stark mad"; "mouth stark open". wn

[3] #3 stark s. [bare, barren, bleak, desolate] 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". wn