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unstarchy en · ADJ

Etymology

From un- + starchy.

Meanings

1. Informal, casual.
   • […] copywriting is, or should be, conversational and unstarchy. 2019, Andy Maslen, Write to Sell: The Ultimate Guide to Copywriting, Singapore: Marshall Cavendish, →ISBN, →OCLC, →ISBN:
   • […] their visit seemed fresh, unstarchy, even informal, a visit that everyone could enjoy. 1985, Alastair Burnet, In person, the Prince and Princess of Wales, Toronto: Doubleday Canada, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 96, →ISBN:
2. Not containing starch. (of food)
   • Two cooked unstarchy vegetables, and a raw vegetable salad may be had at every dinner. 1996, J. H. Tilden, Diseases of women and easy childbirth, Kila, Montana: Kessinger Publishing, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 181, →ISBN:

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