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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.
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Starchy

Starch"y\, a. Consisting of starch; resembling starch; stiff; precise.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : starchy
Italian: amidaceo,
German: stärkehaltig,
Japanese: でんぷん質の
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Main Entry: starchy
Pronunciation: 'stär-chE
Function: adjective
Inflected Forms: starch·i·er; -est
: containing,consisting of, or resembling starch <starchy foods>
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