above-board vs stark

above-board

adv
  • Honestly; openly. 

adj
  • In open sight; without trick, concealment, or deception. 

stark

adv
  • starkly; entirely, absolutely 

adj
  • Naked. 

  • Complete, absolute, full. 

  • Severe; violent; fierce (now usually in describing the weather). 

  • Plain in appearance; barren, desolate. 

  • Stiff, rigid. 

How often have the words above-board and stark occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )