Hard, firm; obdurate.
Severe; violent; fierce (now usually in describing the weather).
Strong; vigorous; powerful.
Stiff, rigid.
Plain in appearance; barren, desolate.
I picked my way forlornly through the stark, sharp rocks.
Complete, absolute, full.
A flower was growing, in stark contrast, out of the sidewalk.
Starkly; entirely, absolutely
He's gone stark, staring mad.
To stiffen.