'Starkly' definitions:

Definition of 'starkly'

(from WordNet)
adverb
In a stark manner; "He was starkly unable to achieve coherence"
adverb
In sharp outline or contrast; "the black walls rose starkly from the snow"
adverb
In a blunt manner; "in starkly realistic terms"

Definition of 'Starkly'

From: GCIDE
  • Starkly \Stark"ly\, adv. In a stark manner; stiffly; strongly. [1913 Webster]
  • Its onward force too starkly pent In figure, bone, and lineament. --Emerson. [1913 Webster]