starchyadj.

Brit.

/ˈstɑːtʃi/, U.S.

/ˈstɑrtʃi/

Forms: see starch n. and -y suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: starch n., -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < starch n. + -y suffix¹.

a. Resembling (that of) starch (sense 1a), esp. in consistency.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > vegetable extracts or preparations > [adjective] > of or resembling starch

starchy1633

1633 W. Ames Fresh Suit against Human Ceremonies ii. iv. 527 The Papists Host is a starchie or scummie crust.

1667 W. Petty in T. Sprat Hist. Royal-Soc. 294 The Mather sticks the better by reason of the starchy pastiness of the Bran-flower joyned with it.

1802 S. T. Coleridge Let. to W. Sotheby in Lett. (1895) 384 This [cloud] is of a starchy grey.

1818 A. T. Thomson London Dispensatory (ed. 2) ii. 406 The pieces..break with a short starchy fracture.

1923 Pittsburgh Courier 27 Oct. 9/5 The small tomatoes..tasted much like ordinary tomatoes, except for a fibrous starchy texture.

2007 M. M. Wittenberg New Good Food 131/1 Their neutral yet buttery flavor and starchy texture, similar to that of Christmas lima beans, make them particularly good for soups.

b. Composed of or containing starch granules; rich in starch granules; cf. starch n. 1b.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > flour > [adjective] > starch

starchy1838

1838 T. Thomson Chem. Org. Bodies 667 The solution of diastase..separates amidin from all starchy substances containing it.

1861 R. Bentley Man. Bot. i. iv. 343 The albumen is described as mealy, starchy, or farinaceous, when its cells are filled with starch-grains.

1913 T. E. Thorpe Dict. Appl. Chem. V. 172/2 The starchy liquor as it comes from the sieves generally contains some sand.

1948 W. G. Combs & F. G. Smith Grain Grading Primer (U.S. Dept. Agric.) (rev. ed.) 16 Texture in wheat refers to the hardness or softness of the kernels, which qualities in turn are indications of the glutinous or starchy character of the kernels.

2012 New Yorker 10 Dec. 32/2 Burdock..has large, arrow-shaped leaves and a long, starchy taproot.

2. figurative. Of a person, a person's demeanour or behaviour, etc.: stiff, unbending; conventional, formal; prim, ‘stuck-up’. Also in extended use, of writing, etc. Cf. starch adj., starched adj. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > discourtesy > [adjective] > not affable

strange1338

estrangec1374

formal?1518

cold1557

squeamish1561

icy1567

buckrama1589

repulsive1598

starched1600

unaffable1603

stiff1608

withdrawing1611

reserved1612

aloof1639

cool1641

uncordial1643

inaffable1656

staunch1659

standfra1683

distant1710

starcha1716

distancing1749

pokerish1779

buckramed1793

angular1808

easeless1811

touch-me-not1817

starchy1824

standoffish1826

offish1827

poker-backed1830

standoff1837

stiffish1840

chilly1841

unapproachable1848

hedgehoggy1866

sticky1882

hard-to-get1899

stand-away1938

princesse lointaine1957

1824 New Times 27 Nov. Our starchy virgin queen, whose ample stiffened ruff seemed formed to preserve her inviolate against the audacious assaults of presumptuous lovers.

1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Starchy, stiff, precise.

1832 Morning Post 11 Jan. The stiff and starchy manners of the old Court are laid aside.

1859 J. C. Hotten Dict. Slang 101 Starchy, stuck-up, high-notioned, showily dressed, disdainful, cross.

1880 ‘Ouida’ Moths II. xiv. 72 London had got so much nicer, she said, so much less starchy.

1913 C. Marriott Wondrous Wife xi. 156 The Middlemores, the rector and his wife, were, to use her own expression, ‘so beastly starchy’.

1977 E. W. Hildick Loop xxiv. 164 Maybe that's putting it a bit too formal, Ralph, just a bit starchy.

2001 L. Howard Open Season vi. 70 Aunt Bessie had been as straitlaced and starchy as they came.

3. Of fabric, clothing, etc.: stiffened with starch.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing clothes and textile articles > [adjective] > starched

starched1586

yellow1587

clear-starched1774

starchy1844

1844 [see starchiness n. at Derivatives].

1855 Colburn's United Service Mag. Dec. 511 ‘Gents’ from Regent Street would have to hide their diminished heads if they could view the starchy ‘get up’ of their brethren in this part of the world.

1954 G. Jordan Home below Hell's Canyon vii. 80 In his starchy white shirt Steve looked like a little broiled shrimp on a cracker.

2007 L. L. Miller McKettrick's Heart iv. 72 Florence..wore her usual starchy uniform.

4. Of food: containing a large amount or proportion of starch. Of a diet: containing a high proportion of such food.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > qualities of food > [adjective] > starchy or low starch

starchy1848

starch-reduced1919

1848 C. Williams Princ. Med. (ed. 2) i. 33 It may be inferred that fat may also be formed from saccharine and starchy food.

1854 Kentucky Med. Recorder May 265 Iodine may be rendered inefficient by a starchy diet.

1907 H. Garland Money Magic xvi. 185 He's feeding improperly, if you don't mind my saying so... Cut him down on starchy foods.

1977 C. McCullough Thorn Birds i. 13 No one carried a pound of superfluous flesh, in spite of the vast quantities of starchy food.

2001 B. Geddes World Food: Caribbean 145 The pork leg is roasted and served with a light gravy and some starchy side dishes.

Derivatives

ˈstarchily adv. [compare earlier starchedly adv. at starched adj. Derivatives and starchly adv.]

ΚΠ

1867 F. W. Robinson No Man's Friend III. v. iv. 122 Ranwick, laughing loudly at his own weak remark, and rather surprised to find that Mr. Searle looked very starchily at him in reply.

1906 St. Nicholas Nov. 30/1 [She] slid from her chair beside him and picked her way starchily through the well-filled room to the platform.

2011 Art Q. Spring 56/1 He not only achieved a highly distinctive pictorial idiom, but managed to see it recognised by the otherwise starchily inflexible authorities of the day.

ˈstarchiness n. [compare earlier starchedness n. at starched adj. Derivatives and starchness n.]

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > discourtesy > [noun] > lack of affability

strangenessc1386

unhomelinessc1440

fremdnessa1500

coldness1557

coolnessa1586

self-guarda1586

diskindness1596

formality1599

reservedness1606

inaffability1611

restrainta1616

unconess1637

chillness1639

froideur1645

distance1660

starchedness1670

buckram1682

starchness?1693

starch1694

reserve1711

stiffness1717

unapproachableness1727

retirement1803

angularity1824

standoffishness1826

distancy1836

chill1837

starchiness1844

unapproachability1846

hedgehogginess1858

standoff1865

offishness1867

aloofness1878

pokerishness1880

untouchableness1909

untouchability1919

stuffiness1926

1844 Caledonian Mercury 23 Dec. The starchiness was thus partially loosened and the cloth softened.

1859 F. Francis Newton Dogvane III. ii. 51 Ned rode after her, rather piqued at what he termed ‘his sisters' starchiness’.

1876 ‘G. Eliot’ Daniel Deronda I. i. iii. 47 There were no distinctively clerical lines in the face,..no tricks of starchiness or of affected ease.

1931 Washington Post 29 Dec. 6/3 The crust itself is of a starchiness so unyielding as to resemble something hewn..from a particularly hard wood.

1955 Ld. Strang Foreign Office xi. 191 The diplomatist..must invariably be dignified, but must never be guilty of starchiness and pomposity.

2013 Guardian 6 June (G2 section) 12 Spuds..have a surprisingly assertive flavour—a kind of lingering starchiness at odds with the fresh, green character of the watercress.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	starchy
释义	starchyadj. Brit. /ˈstɑːtʃi/, U.S. /ˈstɑrtʃi/ Forms: see starch n. and -y suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: starch n., -y suffix¹. Etymology: < starch n. + -y suffix¹. 1. a. Resembling (that of) starch (sense 1a), esp. in consistency. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > vegetable extracts or preparations > [adjective] > of or resembling starch starchy1633 1633 W. Ames Fresh Suit against Human Ceremonies ii. iv. 527 The Papists Host is a starchie or scummie crust. 1667 W. Petty in T. Sprat Hist. Royal-Soc. 294 The Mather sticks the better by reason of the starchy pastiness of the Bran-flower joyned with it. 1802 S. T. Coleridge Let. to W. Sotheby in Lett. (1895) 384 This [cloud] is of a starchy grey. 1818 A. T. Thomson London Dispensatory (ed. 2) ii. 406 The pieces..break with a short starchy fracture. 1923 Pittsburgh Courier 27 Oct. 9/5 The small tomatoes..tasted much like ordinary tomatoes, except for a fibrous starchy texture. 2007 M. M. Wittenberg New Good Food 131/1 Their neutral yet buttery flavor and starchy texture, similar to that of Christmas lima beans, make them particularly good for soups. b. Composed of or containing starch granules; rich in starch granules; cf. starch n. 1b. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > flour > [adjective] > starch starchy1838 1838 T. Thomson Chem. Org. Bodies 667 The solution of diastase..separates amidin from all starchy substances containing it. 1861 R. Bentley Man. Bot. i. iv. 343 The albumen is described as mealy, starchy, or farinaceous, when its cells are filled with starch-grains. 1913 T. E. Thorpe Dict. Appl. Chem. V. 172/2 The starchy liquor as it comes from the sieves generally contains some sand. 1948 W. G. Combs & F. G. Smith Grain Grading Primer (U.S. Dept. Agric.) (rev. ed.) 16 Texture in wheat refers to the hardness or softness of the kernels, which qualities in turn are indications of the glutinous or starchy character of the kernels. 2012 New Yorker 10 Dec. 32/2 Burdock..has large, arrow-shaped leaves and a long, starchy taproot. 2. figurative. Of a person, a person's demeanour or behaviour, etc.: stiff, unbending; conventional, formal; prim, ‘stuck-up’. Also in extended use, of writing, etc. Cf. starch adj., starched adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > discourtesy > [adjective] > not affable strange1338 estrangec1374 formal?1518 cold1557 squeamish1561 icy1567 buckrama1589 repulsive1598 starched1600 unaffable1603 stiff1608 withdrawing1611 reserved1612 aloof1639 cool1641 uncordial1643 inaffable1656 staunch1659 standfra1683 distant1710 starcha1716 distancing1749 pokerish1779 buckramed1793 angular1808 easeless1811 touch-me-not1817 starchy1824 standoffish1826 offish1827 poker-backed1830 standoff1837 stiffish1840 chilly1841 unapproachable1848 hedgehoggy1866 sticky1882 hard-to-get1899 stand-away1938 princesse lointaine1957 1824 New Times 27 Nov. Our starchy virgin queen, whose ample stiffened ruff seemed formed to preserve her inviolate against the audacious assaults of presumptuous lovers. 1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Starchy, stiff, precise. 1832 Morning Post 11 Jan. The stiff and starchy manners of the old Court are laid aside. 1859 J. C. Hotten Dict. Slang 101 Starchy, stuck-up, high-notioned, showily dressed, disdainful, cross. 1880 ‘Ouida’ Moths II. xiv. 72 London had got so much nicer, she said, so much less starchy. 1913 C. Marriott Wondrous Wife xi. 156 The Middlemores, the rector and his wife, were, to use her own expression, ‘so beastly starchy’. 1977 E. W. Hildick Loop xxiv. 164 Maybe that's putting it a bit too formal, Ralph, just a bit starchy. 2001 L. Howard Open Season vi. 70 Aunt Bessie had been as straitlaced and starchy as they came. 3. Of fabric, clothing, etc.: stiffened with starch. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing clothes and textile articles > [adjective] > starched starched1586 yellow1587 clear-starched1774 starchy1844 1844 [see starchiness n. at Derivatives]. 1855 Colburn's United Service Mag. Dec. 511 ‘Gents’ from Regent Street would have to hide their diminished heads if they could view the starchy ‘get up’ of their brethren in this part of the world. 1954 G. Jordan Home below Hell's Canyon vii. 80 In his starchy white shirt Steve looked like a little broiled shrimp on a cracker. 2007 L. L. Miller McKettrick's Heart iv. 72 Florence..wore her usual starchy uniform. 4. Of food: containing a large amount or proportion of starch. Of a diet: containing a high proportion of such food. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > qualities of food > [adjective] > starchy or low starch starchy1848 starch-reduced1919 1848 C. Williams Princ. Med. (ed. 2) i. 33 It may be inferred that fat may also be formed from saccharine and starchy food. 1854 Kentucky Med. Recorder May 265 Iodine may be rendered inefficient by a starchy diet. 1907 H. Garland Money Magic xvi. 185 He's feeding improperly, if you don't mind my saying so... Cut him down on starchy foods. 1977 C. McCullough Thorn Birds i. 13 No one carried a pound of superfluous flesh, in spite of the vast quantities of starchy food. 2001 B. Geddes World Food: Caribbean 145 The pork leg is roasted and served with a light gravy and some starchy side dishes. Derivatives ˈstarchily adv. [compare earlier starchedly adv. at starched adj. Derivatives and starchly adv.] ΚΠ 1867 F. W. Robinson No Man's Friend III. v. iv. 122 Ranwick, laughing loudly at his own weak remark, and rather surprised to find that Mr. Searle looked very starchily at him in reply. 1906 St. Nicholas Nov. 30/1 [She] slid from her chair beside him and picked her way starchily through the well-filled room to the platform. 2011 Art Q. Spring 56/1 He not only achieved a highly distinctive pictorial idiom, but managed to see it recognised by the otherwise starchily inflexible authorities of the day. ˈstarchiness n. [compare earlier starchedness n. at starched adj. Derivatives and starchness n.] ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > discourtesy > [noun] > lack of affability strangenessc1386 unhomelinessc1440 fremdnessa1500 coldness1557 coolnessa1586 self-guarda1586 diskindness1596 formality1599 reservedness1606 inaffability1611 restrainta1616 unconess1637 chillness1639 froideur1645 distance1660 starchedness1670 buckram1682 starchness?1693 starch1694 reserve1711 stiffness1717 unapproachableness1727 retirement1803 angularity1824 standoffishness1826 distancy1836 chill1837 starchiness1844 unapproachability1846 hedgehogginess1858 standoff1865 offishness1867 aloofness1878 pokerishness1880 untouchableness1909 untouchability1919 stuffiness1926 1844 Caledonian Mercury 23 Dec. The starchiness was thus partially loosened and the cloth softened. 1859 F. Francis Newton Dogvane III. ii. 51 Ned rode after her, rather piqued at what he termed ‘his sisters' starchiness’. 1876 ‘G. Eliot’ Daniel Deronda I. i. iii. 47 There were no distinctively clerical lines in the face,..no tricks of starchiness or of affected ease. 1931 Washington Post 29 Dec. 6/3 The crust itself is of a starchiness so unyielding as to resemble something hewn..from a particularly hard wood. 1955 Ld. Strang Foreign Office xi. 191 The diplomatist..must invariably be dignified, but must never be guilty of starchiness and pomposity. 2013 Guardian 6 June (G2 section) 12 Spuds..have a surprisingly assertive flavour—a kind of lingering starchiness at odds with the fresh, green character of the watercress. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1633
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