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starkly

/ˈstɑːkli/STAHR-klee
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked
/ˈstɑɹkli/STAHR-klee

Meaningin a way that is strong, rigid

Common meaning: in a stark way

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Journey through time

  1. Proto-Indo-European*starg-‘to stretch tight’source
  2. Old EnglishstearcsourceB&T
  3. Middle Englishstarksource
  4. Englishstark‘bare, complete’
  5. Englishformed in English from starkstarkly‘in a stark way’ · today

Sources & notes

Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: in a way that is strong, rigid. It can be inferred from any of: stark.

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from stark + -ly (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).

Source words

  • stearc Old English · source word “strong, rigid”

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