starchiness
tʃi
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| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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| —adj , starchier, starchiest | |
| 1. | of, relating to, or containing starch: starchy foods |
| 2. | extremely formal, stiff, or conventional: a starchy manner |
| 3. | stiffened with starch |
| 'starchily | |
| —adv | |
| 'starchiness | |
| —n | |
| starchy (ˈstɑːtʃɪ) | |
| —adj , starchier, starchiest | |
| 1. | of, relating to, or containing starch: starchy foods |
| 2. | extremely formal, stiff, or conventional: a starchy manner |
| 3. | stiffened with starch |
| 'starchily | |
| —adv | |
| 'starchiness | |
| —n | |
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