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starchy

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starch·y  (stärch)
adj. starch·i·er, starch·i·est
1.
a. Containing starch.
b. Stiffened with starch.
2. Of or resembling starch.
3. Stiff; formal: "this starchy, old-fashioned hotel room" (Anne Tyler).

starchi·ly adv.
starchi·ness n.

starchy [ˈstɑːtʃɪ]
adj starchier, starchiest
1. of, relating to, or containing starch starchy foods
2. extremely formal, stiff, or conventional a starchy manner
3. (Clothing & Fashion) stiffened with starch
starchily  adv
starchiness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.starchy - consisting of or containing starch; "starchy foods"
starchless - lacking starch
2.starchy - rigidly formal; "a starchy manner"; "the letter was stiff and formal"; "his prose has a buckram quality"
formal - being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress); "pay one's formal respects"; "formal dress"; "a formal ball"; "the requirement was only formal and often ignored"; "a formal education"

starchy
adjective formal, stiff, stuffy, conventional, precise, prim, punctilious, ceremonious The poses were starchy, the smiles a shade false.
Translations
starchy [ˈstɑːtʃɪ] ADJ (starchier (compar) (starchiest (superl)))
1. [food] → con fécula
2. (fig) [person] → rígido, estirado
starchy [ˈstɑːrtʃi] adj
[food] → riche en féculents
[person] → guindé(e)
starchy
adj (+er)stärkehaltig; (fig)steif
starchy [ˈstɑːtʃɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (food) → ricco/a di amido


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The king's duds was all black, and he did look real swell and starchy.
Sour, starchy individuals, who all the rest of the day go about looking as if they lived on vinegar and Epsom salts, break out into wreathed smiles after dinner, and exhibit a tendency to pat small children on the head and to talk to them--vaguely--about sixpences.
Stepan Arkadyevitch crushed the starchy napkin, tucked it into his waistcoat, and settling his arms comfortably, started on the oysters.
 
 
 
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