stark-naked


stark-na·ked

(stärk′nā′kĭd)adj. Bare-naked.
[Alteration by folk etymology from obsolete start-naked, naked to the tail, from Middle English stert-naked : stert, tail; see redstart + naked, naked; see naked.]

stark-naked

adj completely naked. Informal word: starkers (postpositive) [C13 stert naket, literally: tail naked; stert, from Old English steort tail; related to Old Norse stertr tail + naked]