Starchy

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  • adjective. undefined
  • adjective. Containing starch.
  • adjective. Stiffened with starch.
  • adjective. Of or resembling starch.
  • adjective. Stiff; formal.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Stiff; precise; formal in manner.
  • Consisting of starch; resembling starch.
  • Of a powdery texture due to the predominance of starch: said chiefly of the more amylaceous (soft)_wheats: opposed to horny.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Of or pertaining to starch.
  • adjective. Containing or consisting of starch; -- used especially of foods.
  • adjective. Resembling starch; stiff.
  • adjective. Stiffened by use of starch; starched{1}; -- of clothing.
  • adjective. Formal in manner; precise.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Of or pertaining to starch.
  • adjective. Containing starch.
  • adjective. Pertaining to the quality of fabric starch as applied to fabric; stiff, hard; starched.
  • adjective. Pertaining to a similarly starched personality; not cruel, but filled with rectitudinity.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. consisting of or containing starch
  • adjective. rigidly formal
  • Word Usage
    "Luckily the book reminded me of the thickening properties in starchy baking potatoes, and since I already had my food processor out and shredding carrots, I tossed in a leftover raw potato from our bin and added it to the mixture."