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Definition of starkers in English: starkersadjective ˈstɑːkəzˈstɑrkərz informal 1British predicative Completely naked. 〈非正式，主英〉一丝不挂的，赤裸的 he ran starkers across the pitch Example sentencesExamples - Today is Red Nose Day and in order to get behind the bid to raise as much money as possible, all Radio 1 DJ's have been presenting their shows, either in their underwear, or completely starkers.
- I'm always amazed with the ease and indifference that patrons shed their stinky workout gear and parade around starkers.
- Imagine paying a little money for a clean towel and a piece of soap, entering the men's or women's half of the establishment and stripping absolutely starkers for a scrub down, sauna and soak with the neighbours.
- I haven't been able to find out whether Stark will go starkers.
- Last sighting was two days ago, of one who was dripping wet, sans towel and completely starkers, and talking very intensely on his mobile about ordering some ceramic tiles.
- As you will be aware referees are clamping down on players removing their shirt during goal celebrations so Paolo really can't complain after he removed every item of clothing and sprinted around the pitch completely starkers.
- The cyclists were totally starkers and we all roared with laughter and surprise as they casually rode past.
- Like when he'd been in the juniors and a boy at the Big School tried unsuccessfully one Sunday night to replace a light-bulb while standing, starkers, in a bath-full of soapy water.
- Women who might one day be found taking tea at Jenners and the next posing starkers with a strategically-positioned bowl of fruit.
- He was completely starkers and had no bottoms on at all.
- There followed some schoolboy pranks up and down the corridors and, to cut a long story short, I ended up being locked out starkers.
- It's polite to pretend you are completely unaware that everyone else is starkers.
- So, as pathetic as it may seem, I'm really in no hurry to join the rush to go starkers with strangers.
- Oh, I failed to mention one thing - through the whole ordeal I was starkers.
- According to Lewis Carroll, who loved this painting, there are more than 165 fairies, and by my reckoning half of them are starkers.
- Probably something to do with their reputation as bad boys with a penchant for walking around completely starkers, save for some socks to cover their modesty.
- It's like a ghastly incarnation of your worst nightmare: the waking equivalent of that God-awful dream where you find yourself wandering, completely starkers, through a crowded airport.
- Not actually starkers then; merely inappropriately clothed for his rank and status.
- On the home front, this new-found comfort has had the knock-on effect of finding me regularly scampering around the flat starkers.
- Here's a useful pointer for anyone thinking of whipping their clothes off this afternoon and running starkers through the office: a thong could be the only thing between you and the sack.
2predicative Mad; crazy. his lifestyle would drive me starkers
Origin1920s: starkers (sense 1) from stark naked; starkers (sense 2) from stark mad. Definition of starkers in US English: starkersadjectiveˈstärkərzˈstɑrkərz informal 1British Completely naked. 〈非正式，主英〉一丝不挂的，赤裸的 he ran starkers across the pitch Example sentencesExamples - I haven't been able to find out whether Stark will go starkers.
- Today is Red Nose Day and in order to get behind the bid to raise as much money as possible, all Radio 1 DJ's have been presenting their shows, either in their underwear, or completely starkers.
- As you will be aware referees are clamping down on players removing their shirt during goal celebrations so Paolo really can't complain after he removed every item of clothing and sprinted around the pitch completely starkers.
- I'm always amazed with the ease and indifference that patrons shed their stinky workout gear and parade around starkers.
- On the home front, this new-found comfort has had the knock-on effect of finding me regularly scampering around the flat starkers.
- Imagine paying a little money for a clean towel and a piece of soap, entering the men's or women's half of the establishment and stripping absolutely starkers for a scrub down, sauna and soak with the neighbours.
- Probably something to do with their reputation as bad boys with a penchant for walking around completely starkers, save for some socks to cover their modesty.
- According to Lewis Carroll, who loved this painting, there are more than 165 fairies, and by my reckoning half of them are starkers.
- So, as pathetic as it may seem, I'm really in no hurry to join the rush to go starkers with strangers.
- Oh, I failed to mention one thing - through the whole ordeal I was starkers.
- It's polite to pretend you are completely unaware that everyone else is starkers.
- It's like a ghastly incarnation of your worst nightmare: the waking equivalent of that God-awful dream where you find yourself wandering, completely starkers, through a crowded airport.
- The cyclists were totally starkers and we all roared with laughter and surprise as they casually rode past.
- Here's a useful pointer for anyone thinking of whipping their clothes off this afternoon and running starkers through the office: a thong could be the only thing between you and the sack.
- Not actually starkers then; merely inappropriately clothed for his rank and status.
- Last sighting was two days ago, of one who was dripping wet, sans towel and completely starkers, and talking very intensely on his mobile about ordering some ceramic tiles.
- There followed some schoolboy pranks up and down the corridors and, to cut a long story short, I ended up being locked out starkers.
- He was completely starkers and had no bottoms on at all.
- Like when he'd been in the juniors and a boy at the Big School tried unsuccessfully one Sunday night to replace a light-bulb while standing, starkers, in a bath-full of soapy water.
- Women who might one day be found taking tea at Jenners and the next posing starkers with a strategically-positioned bowl of fruit.
2Mad; crazy. his lifestyle would drive me starkers
Origin1920s: starkers (sense 1) from stark naked; starkers (sense 2) from stark mad. |