stark deadadj.

Brit.

/ˌstɑːk ˈdɛd/, U.S.

/ˌstɑrk ˈdɛd/

Forms: see stark adj. and dead adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: stark adv., dead adj.

Etymology: < stark adv. + dead adj. Compare stark blind adj. and stark naked adj. Compare also straight dead at straight adv. 4.Compare stark adv. 2 and discussion at that entry; compare also stark adj. 5.

1. Completely and unmistakably dead. Also figurative.Chiefly in predicative use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > death > dead person or the dead > [adjective]

deadOE

lifelessOE

of lifeOE

storvena1225

dead as a door-nail1362

ydead1387

stark deadc1390

colda1400

bypast1425

perishedc1440

morta1450

obita1450

unquickc1449

gone?a1475

dead and gone1482

extinct1483

departed1503

bygonea1522

amort1546

soulless1553

breathless1562

parted1562

mortified1592

low-laid1598

disanimate1601

carcasseda1603

defunct1603

no morea1616

with God1617

death-stricken1618

death-strucken1622

expired1631

past itc1635

incinerated1657

stock-dead1662

dead as a herring1664

death-struck1688

as dead as a nit1789

(as) dead as mutton1792

low1808

laid in the locker1815

strae-dead1820

disanimated1833

ghosted1834

under the daisies1842

irresuscitable1843

under the sod1847

toes up1851

dead and buried1863

devitalized1866

translated1869

dead and done (for, with)1886

daid1890

bung1893

(as) dead as the (or a) dodo1904

six feet under1942

brown bread1969

c1390 (?c1350) Joseph of Arimathie (1871) l. 567 [He] Baar him doun of his hors and..strok him stark ded þat he sturede neuere.

a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) iv. l. 3082 (MED) Stark ded, his armes sprad, sche syh Hire lord flietende upon the wawe.

a1470 T. Malory Morte Darthur (Winch. Coll. 13) (1990) III. 1237 Therewith Mordred daysshed downe starke dede to the erthe.

a1500 (?a1425) Ipomedon (Harl.) (1889) l. 1740 Sterkedede he felle to ground.

a1595 R. Southwell Diego de Estella's Hundred Medit. (1873) (modernized text) 221 The soul..waxeth cold, and proud, and stark dead..when it is deprived of this Thy holy love.

1615 H. Crooke Μικροκοσμογραϕια 420 When I came, I found the man starke dead.

1660 R. Boyle New Exper. Physico-mechanicall Digress. 360 The Bird..within about a minute more would be stark dead.

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Damps The Maid going down to call her Master, found them all in their digging Postures: but stark dead.

1751 R. Morris Life John Daniel in Lib. Imposters (1926) I. iv. 47 By him,..a young shoot of about..four months old, stark dead.

1836 Shipping Gaz. 28 May Dislocates its neck by a sudden jerk, and leaves it there stark dead.

1879 Kane (Pa.) Weekly Blade 13 Feb. On the other hand, they generally ran on, not knowing what they did, till they dropped down stark dead.

1916 J. A. Gade tr. C. G. Klingspor Charles XII King of Sweden xv. 243 The birds fell stark dead from the air, even as if they had been shot.

1956 Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) 4 Oct. 1/2 Mrs. Doctor looked out the window and poor Puss was stretched stark dead on the lawn.

1997 P. Pullman Subtle Knife (1998) xiii. 281 Another cliff-ghast and then a third fell in the stream or on the rocks nearby, stark dead.

†2. attributive. Of night: most intensely dark and still; deepest. Cf. dead of night at dead n. 2. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1602 J. Marston Antonios Reuenge iii. i. sig. E3 Tis now starke deade night.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	stark dead
释义	stark deadadj. Brit. /ˌstɑːk ˈdɛd/, U.S. /ˌstɑrk ˈdɛd/ Forms: see stark adj. and dead adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: stark adv., dead adj. Etymology: < stark adv. + dead adj. Compare stark blind adj. and stark naked adj. Compare also straight dead at straight adv. 4.Compare stark adv. 2 and discussion at that entry; compare also stark adj. 5. 1. Completely and unmistakably dead. Also figurative.Chiefly in predicative use. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > dead person or the dead > [adjective] deadOE lifelessOE of lifeOE storvena1225 dead as a door-nail1362 ydead1387 stark deadc1390 colda1400 bypast1425 perishedc1440 morta1450 obita1450 unquickc1449 gone?a1475 dead and gone1482 extinct1483 departed1503 bygonea1522 amort1546 soulless1553 breathless1562 parted1562 mortified1592 low-laid1598 disanimate1601 carcasseda1603 defunct1603 no morea1616 with God1617 death-stricken1618 death-strucken1622 expired1631 past itc1635 incinerated1657 stock-dead1662 dead as a herring1664 death-struck1688 as dead as a nit1789 (as) dead as mutton1792 low1808 laid in the locker1815 strae-dead1820 disanimated1833 ghosted1834 under the daisies1842 irresuscitable1843 under the sod1847 toes up1851 dead and buried1863 devitalized1866 translated1869 dead and done (for, with)1886 daid1890 bung1893 (as) dead as the (or a) dodo1904 six feet under1942 brown bread1969 c1390 (?c1350) Joseph of Arimathie (1871) l. 567 [He] Baar him doun of his hors and..strok him stark ded þat he sturede neuere. a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) iv. l. 3082 (MED) Stark ded, his armes sprad, sche syh Hire lord flietende upon the wawe. a1470 T. Malory Morte Darthur (Winch. Coll. 13) (1990) III. 1237 Therewith Mordred daysshed downe starke dede to the erthe. a1500 (?a1425) Ipomedon (Harl.) (1889) l. 1740 Sterkedede he felle to ground. a1595 R. Southwell Diego de Estella's Hundred Medit. (1873) (modernized text) 221 The soul..waxeth cold, and proud, and stark dead..when it is deprived of this Thy holy love. 1615 H. Crooke Μικροκοσμογραϕια 420 When I came, I found the man starke dead. 1660 R. Boyle New Exper. Physico-mechanicall Digress. 360 The Bird..within about a minute more would be stark dead. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Damps The Maid going down to call her Master, found them all in their digging Postures: but stark dead. 1751 R. Morris Life John Daniel in Lib. Imposters (1926) I. iv. 47 By him,..a young shoot of about..four months old, stark dead. 1836 Shipping Gaz. 28 May Dislocates its neck by a sudden jerk, and leaves it there stark dead. 1879 Kane (Pa.) Weekly Blade 13 Feb. On the other hand, they generally ran on, not knowing what they did, till they dropped down stark dead. 1916 J. A. Gade tr. C. G. Klingspor Charles XII King of Sweden xv. 243 The birds fell stark dead from the air, even as if they had been shot. 1956 Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) 4 Oct. 1/2 Mrs. Doctor looked out the window and poor Puss was stretched stark dead on the lawn. 1997 P. Pullman Subtle Knife (1998) xiii. 281 Another cliff-ghast and then a third fell in the stream or on the rocks nearby, stark dead. †2. attributive. Of night: most intensely dark and still; deepest. Cf. dead of night at dead n. 2. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1602 J. Marston Antonios Reuenge iii. i. sig. E3 Tis now starke deade night. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1390
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