starchy

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starchy

/ˈstɑɹt͡ʃi/ US

adjective starchier · more starchy · starchiest · most starchy

Of or pertaining to starch.
Containing starch.
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.
Having a starched personality; stiffly formal.

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adj hardened with starch

Español	almidonado
Русский	накрахмаленный nakraxmalennyj

adj containing starch

Español	feculento, amiláceo
中文	有淀粉的 yǒu diànfěn de
Français	féculent
Ελληνικά	αμυλούχος amyloúchos, αμυλώδης amylódis
Русский	крахма́листый kraxmálistyj

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@misc{starchy_2026,
  title = {starchy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/starchy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}