Talk:stark

Adverb?
I'm not trying to be disingenuous here, but can someone give me an example of stark as an adverb? Or is this US useage? The adverb is starkly, I would say. --Jeffrey Ratcliffe 07:09, 8 February 2006 (UTC)

Examples have been added;however,is it true that stark in the sentence "a flower appeared, in stark comparison, out of the sidewalk" is an adverb?122.117.134.134 11:16, 23 April 2012 (UTC)
 * No. It is modifying the noun comparison: - that makes it an adjective. SemperBlotto (talk) 11:19, 23 April 2012 (UTC)

RFV discussion: December 2011–February 2012
"(publishing) To edit mercilessly with an iron hand. Laurie needs to stark this asap." Equinox ◑ 01:23, 22 December 2011 (UTC)
 * RFV-failed. - -sche (discuss) 06:46, 22 February 2012 (UTC)

Possible missing adjective sense: naked
Chambers 1908 suggests that this word, on its own, can mean stark naked. Equinox ◑ 02:15, 21 July 2019 (UTC)

staring
What meaning of staring is used in the example He's gone stark, staring mad ? --Backinstadiums (talk) 21:12, 15 November 2019 (UTC)