starchy, adj.
(starchier, starchiest)
(starchier, starchiest)
rigidly formal
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
buckram starchy stiff
sample sentences
"a starchy manner""the letter was stiff and formal"
"his prose has a buckram quality"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
similar to
consisting of or containing starch
<adj.all>
starchy
sample sentences
"starchy foods"
semantic pointers
similar to