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Adjective: starchy (starchier,starchiest)  staa(r)-chee
  1. Rigidly formal
    "a starchy manner";
    - stiff, buckram
     
  2. Consisting of or containing starch
    "starchy foods"

Derived forms: starchiest, starchier

See also: amylaceous, amyloid, amyloidal, farinaceous, formal, starchlike

Antonym: starchless

Encyclopedia: Starchy