starkers
[stahr-kerz]
/ ˈstɑr kərz /
ADJECTIVE
nude
Synonyms
WEAK
au naturel
bald
bare
bare-skinned
buck naked
dishabille
disrobed
exposed
garmentless
in one's birthday suit
in one's skin
in the altogether
in the raw
naked
naked as a jaybird
peeled
stark
stark naked
stripped
unattired
unclad
unclothed
uncovered
undraped
undressed
wearing only a smile
without a stitch
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