Meaning & use

starkly

adverb·Academic

In a way that is severe, plain, or strikingly obvious, often used to describe a clear contrast.

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The two neighborhoods stood starkly apart, one wealthy and one struggling.

Her calm expression contrasted starkly with the chaos happening around her.

A note on using this word

Starkly most often appears before words like 'different', 'contrast', or 'apart' to emphasize an unmistakable difference.

Words with a similar meaning

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