starchy en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈstɑɹt͡ʃi/ (General-American)
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Etymology
Etymology tree English starch Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English starchy From starch + -y.
Meanings
- Of or pertaining to starch.
- Containing starch.
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Having the quality of fabric starch as applied to fabric; stiff, hard; starched.
Beds were made, the dinner-table set, and then we got into our very starchiest and most uncomfortable clothes for church.
1942, Emily Carr, “Sunday”, in The Book of Small, Toronto, Ont.: Oxford University Press, →OCLC:
- Having a starched personality; stiffly formal.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most starchy | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| starchier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| starchiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more starchy | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
nonstarchy · starchiness · unstarchy · pseudostarchy · starchily · non-starchy
Relateds
Translations (24)
sk škrobový (of or pertaining to starch) · ms berkanji (containing starch) · sk škrobený (hardened with starch) · sk škrobený (of personality: starched) · uk крохма́листий (containing starch) · fi tärkkelyspitoinen (containing starch) · ru накрахмаленный (hardened with starch) · io fekulala (of or pertaining to starch) · io fekuloza (containing starch) · cmn 有淀粉的 (containing starch) · es amiláceo (containing starch) · bg скован (of personality: starched) · fi jäykkä (of personality: starched) · bg колосан (hardened with starch) · el αμυλώδης (containing starch) · el αμυλούχος (containing starch) · fi tärkkelys- (of or pertaining to starch) · fi tärkätty (hardened with starch) · uk накрохма́лений (hardened with starch) · es feculento (containing starch) · es almidonado (hardened with starch) · fr féculent (containing starch) · ru крахма́листый (containing starch) · fi muodollinen (of personality: starched)