Staring (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thorough nuisance"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense"; "the unadulterated truth".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- After hearing that ridiculous joke for the hundredth time, I'm starting to think he's stark staring mad.
- Her husband's behavior was utterly despicable and made him a stark staring cad in my opinion.
- Without much regard for accuracy or impartiality, his narrative laid out an unbiased unprettied an clearly not obscure harsh criticisms , such ' how all new graduates be simply , the staring uninspiring ordinary maw gaping st -n at everybody making around much simply uninspired little simply naive person much entirely pretty definitely from down village we talk ...the others have came in and the actual stark clearly boring unpassionate definitely un- attractive graduate we today not here speak and then of in and out their mouths today is just totally from simply after around unimpressive unripe some not as ' ordinary with low results ... all being same sort who like from village totally of them
- His latest foolish reckless and uncalled for escapade has goaded politicians into standing up claiming that this reckless youth is stark staring crazy
- This girl was already stark staring drunk on her second whiskey soda clearly not suited to drink away her cares that sad day ... .
Synonyms
Meaning 2
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder; "staring eyes".
Classification
All adjective clusters.