groaning vs stark

groaning

adj
  • Heavily laden, as if to creak under the strain. 

  • That groans. 

noun
  • A low sound associated with extended suffering, sorrow, and toil. 

stark

adj
  • Stiff, rigid. 

  • Naked. 

  • Complete, absolute, full. 

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

  • Plain in appearance; barren, desolate. 

adv
  • starkly; entirely, absolutely 

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