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starchy

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starch⋅y

  [stahr-chee]
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–adjective, starch⋅i⋅er, starch⋅i⋅est.
1. of, pertaining to, or of the nature of starch.
2. containing starch.
3. stiffened with starch.
4. stiff and formal, as in manner.
Origin:
1795–1805; starch + -y 1

Related forms:
starch⋅i⋅ly, adverb
starch⋅i⋅ness, noun
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starch·y   (stär'chē)   
adj.   starch·i·er, starch·i·est

    1. Containing starch.

    2. Stiffened with starch.

  2. Of or resembling starch.

  3. Stiff; formal: "this starchy, old-fashioned hotel room" (Anne Tyler).

starch'i·ly adv., starch'i·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Slang Dictionary
starched

and starchy
  1. mod.
    alcohol intoxicated. (See also stiff.) : No, he wasn't quite stiff, but he was starched.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: starchy
Pronunciation: 'stär-chE
Function: adjective
Inflected Forms: starch·i·er; -est
: containing,consisting of, or resembling starch <starchy foods>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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