starkers

stark·ers

adj \ˈstär-kərz\

Definition of STARKERS

chiefly British

: completely unclothed : naked

Examples of STARKERS

1. He was standing there starkers.
2. <room service in one London hotel informs its employees to get used to the idea of walking in on guests who are starkers>

Origin of STARKERS

alteration of ¹stark

First Known Use: circa 1923

Related to STARKERS

Synonyms: au naturel, bare, bottomless, disrobed, mother-naked, nude, raw, naked [chiefly British], stripped, unclad, unclothed, undressed

Antonyms: appareled (or apparelled), attired, clad, clothed, dressed, garbed, invested, robed, suited

Related Words: seminude, topless; denuded, peeled; unveiled

Near Antonyms: covered, veiled; arrayed, caparisoned, decked (out), rigged (out), tricked (out); vested; decent

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