Definitions
1.adjectiveHard, firm; obdurate.
2.adjectiveSevere; violent; fierce (now usually in describing the weather).
3.adjectiveStrong; vigorous; powerful.
4.adjectiveStiff, rigid.
5.adjectivePlain in appearance; barren, desolate."I picked my way forlornly through the stark, sharp rocks."
6.adjectiveComplete, absolute, full."A flower was growing, in stark contrast, out of the sidewalk."
7.adverbStarkly; entirely, absolutely"He's gone stark, staring mad."