stark-naked

[ stahrk-ney-kid ]
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adjective
  1. absolutely naked.

Origin of stark-naked

1
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)

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How to use stark-naked in a sentence

  • Jemmy was subject to temporary fits of insanity, in one of which he stripped himself stark naked and ran all round Rawcliffe.

  • "You lay dar spectin de Lord to send you mo, und you will be stark naked as a picked ginny hen," said Hannah.

    The Broken Sword | Dennison Worthington

British Dictionary definitions for stark-naked

stark-naked

adjective
  1. completely naked: Informal word: (postpositive) starkers (ˈstɑːkəz)

Origin of stark-naked

1
C13 stert naket, literally: tail naked; stert, from Old English steort tail; related to Old Norse stertr tail + naked

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