- Containing starch.
- Stiffened with starch.
- Of or resembling starch.
- Stiff; formal: "this starchy, old-fashioned hotel room" (Anne Tyler).
starchiness starch'i·ness n.
starchy
Dictionary:
starch·y (stär'chē)  |
adj., -i·er, -i·est.
starchiness starch'i·ness n.
starchiness starch'i·ness n.
| Thesaurus: starchy |
adjective
- So rigidly constrained, formal, or awkward as to lack all grace and spontaneity: buckram, stiff, stilted, wooden. See flexible/rigid.
| WordNet: starchy |
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The adjective has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
consisting of or containing starch
Antonym: starchless (meaning #1)
Meaning #2:
rigidly formal
Synonyms: stiff, buckram
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