stark-na·ked (stärk n k d)adj. Bare-naked. [Alteration by folk etymology from obsolete start-naked, naked to the tail, from Middle English stert-naked : stert, tail; see redstart + naked, naked; see naked.] |
stark-naked
adj
completely naked Informal word (postpositive) starkers [ˈstɑːkəz]
[C13 stert naket, literally: tail naked; stert, from Old English steort tail; related to Old Norse stertr tail + naked]
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