“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
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
Etymology
Adjective
starchy (comparative starchier or more starchy, superlative starchiest or most starchy)
Of or pertaining to starch.
Containing starch.
Having the quality of fabric starch as applied to fabric; stiff, hard; starched.
Having a starched personality; stiffly formal.
Source: Wiktionary
Starch"y, a.
Definition: Consisting of starch; resembling starch; stiff; precise.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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