stark-naked

[ stahrk-ney-kid ]

adjective

1. absolutely naked.

stark-naked

adjective

1. completely naked Informal wordpostpositivestarkersˈstɑːkəz

Word History and Origins

Origin of stark-naked¹

1520–30; stark + naked; replacing start-naked ( start, Middle English; Old English steort tail; cognate with Dutch staart, Old High German sterz, Old Norse stertr )

Word History and Origins

Origin of stark-naked¹

C13 stert naket , literally: tail naked; stert , from Old English steort tail; related to Old Norse stertr tail + naked

Example Sentences

Mr. Wolfe describes Mr. McMurtry “reaching tentatively toward her stark-naked shoulder and saying, ‘Ma’am!

From New York Times

MASKLESS: Medically, dreadically Anthony Fauci says Stark-naked faces are Killing us, dude!

From Washington Post

“The video was deleted quickly after it was filmed around May 27, but not before some eagle-eyed followers grabbed a stark-naked screenshot,” the Post’ Emily Smith wrote.

From Fox News

Two of them, I should warn you, appear with Barford in stark-naked, tragicomic sex scenes that elicit the awkwardness and loneliness of human erotic congress.

From New York Times

“He actually ran down Honolulu totally stark-naked.”

From Los Angeles Times