starchy

[stahr-chee]

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adjective, starch·i·er, starch·i·est.

of, relating to, or of the nature of starch.
containing starch.
stiffened with starch.

stiff and formal, as in manner.

Origin of starchy

First recorded in 1795–1805; starch + -y¹

Related formsstarch·i·ly, adverbstarch·i·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for starchy

Contemporary Examples

There are many versions of potato pancakes, and many ways to dress the starchy discs up or down.
Mouth-Watering Potato Pancakes
Jacquelynn D. Powers
December 1, 2010
These men and women eat badly: cheap, starchy food; low-end meat; rarely any fresh fruit and vegetables.
The New Blue-Collar Hungry
Sasha Abramsky
November 18, 2009
It is the perfect, easy, healthy meal and almost any vegetable or starchy sides will work well with it.
The Original American Locavore
Sarah Whitman-Salkin
July 21, 2009
Something that said, "Hey, I'm not just a starchy side dish, I'm a recipe in my own right, and I demand some respect!"
The Backyard Cookout Gets Stylish
Katie Workman
July 14, 2009

Historical Examples

It will be a starchy book; the dedication will be worth the price of the volume.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete
Albert Bigelow Paine
Why must the starchy foods be changed in the body into sugar, or glucose?
A Handbook of Health
Woods Hutchinson
Repeat, examining a drop of starchy water washed from flour.
Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value
Harry Snyder
He kissed her and wiped her eyes with the end of her starchy apron.
A Little Girl in Old New York
Amanda Millie Douglas
It is the starchy pith of a kind of palm-tree—the sago-palm.
Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania
Jewett Castello Gilson

British Dictionary definitions for starchy

starchy

adjective starchier or starchiest

of, relating to, or containing starchstarchy foods
extremely formal, stiff, or conventionala starchy manner
stiffened with starch

Derived Formsstarchily, adverbstarchiness, noun

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Word Origin and History for starchy

adj.

1802, from starch + -y (2). Related: Starchily; starchiness.

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Examples from the Web for starchy

Contemporary Examples

There are many versions of potato pancakes, and many ways to dress the starchy discs up or down.

These men and women eat badly: cheap, starchy food; low-end meat; rarely any fresh fruit and vegetables.

It is the perfect, easy, healthy meal and almost any vegetable or starchy sides will work well with it.

Something that said, "Hey, I'm not just a starchy side dish, I'm a recipe in my own right, and I demand some respect!"

Historical Examples

It will be a starchy book; the dedication will be worth the price of the volume.

Why must the starchy foods be changed in the body into sugar, or glucose?

Repeat, examining a drop of starchy water washed from flour.

He kissed her and wiped her eyes with the end of her starchy apron.

It is the starchy pith of a kind of palm-tree—the sago-palm.

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Word Origin and History for starchy

adj.

Origin of starchy