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stark

/stɑːk/
adjective
1 Severe or bare in appearance or outline.
1.1 Unpleasantly or sharply clear.
2 attributive Complete; sheer.
2.1 rare Completely naked.
3 archaic, literary Stiff, rigid, or incapable of movement.
3.1 Physically strong or powerful.

Origin
Old English stearc ‘unyielding, severe’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch sterk and German stark ‘strong’.

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