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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