as in naked
lacking or shed of clothing
room service in one London hotel informs its employees to get used to the idea of walking in on guests who are starkers
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Adjective
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Episode 5 opens with a postal worker’s 2020 account of seeing Sellers naked in the woods, with his face covered, carrying a child’s jacket.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025 -
To the naked eye, Saturn will be a steady, golden point of light that won’t twinkle, as stars do.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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To finish off the look, Johnson wore a bombshell-esque updo reminiscent of the Pamela (but accommodating her signature blunt bangs), an uncharacteristic smoky eye, and a nude lip.—
Glamour,
Glamour,
12 Sep. 2025
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The actress wore nude underwear underneath, and black strappy heels.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Starkers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/starkers. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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