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   Starch·y

   /ˈstärCHē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of food or diet) containing a relatively high amount of starch: "sugary and starchy foods"
   • 2. (of clothing) stiff with starch: "my apron was too clean and my cap too starchy"
   • 3. very stiff, formal, or prim in manner or character: informal "the manager is usually a bit starchy"

   Derivatives

   • 1. starchily adverb
   • 2. starchiness noun

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