STARCHY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Irregular inflected forms: starchier , starchiest

I. (adjective)

Comparative and superlative

Comparative: starchier

Superlative: starchiest

Sense 1

Meaning:

Rigidly formal

Example:

his prose has a buckram quality

Synonyms:

buckram; starchy; stiff

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

formal (being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress))

Sense 2

Meaning:

Consisting of or containing starch

Example:

starchy foods

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

amylaceous; amyloid; amyloidal; farinaceous; starchlike (resembling starch)

Antonym:

starchless (lacking starch)

Derivation:

starch (a complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice; an important foodstuff and used otherwise especially in adhesives and as fillers and stiffeners for paper and textiles)