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starkers
adjective
[ ˈstɑːkəz ]
• completely naked.
• "he ran starkers across the pitch"
• mad; crazy.
• "his lifestyle would drive me starkers"
Origin:
1920s: starkers (sense 1) from stark naked ; starkers (sense 2) from stark mad .