STARCHIER

STARCHY

starchy, stiff, buckram

(adjective) rigidly formal; “a starchy manner”; “the letter was stiff and formal”; “his prose has a buckram quality”

starchy

(adjective) consisting of or containing starch; “starchy foods”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

starchier

comparative form of starchy

Anagrams

• Chartiers, Reicharts, charriest

Source: Wiktionary


STARCHY

Starch"y, a.

Definition: Consisting of starch; resembling starch; stiff; precise.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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