英语词汇“starchy”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	starchy
释义	Trends of starchy View usage for: starchy (stɑːʳtʃi) Word forms: comparative starchier, superlative starchiest adjective Starchy foods contain a lot of starch. ...starchy and sticky glutinous rices. Synonyms: formal, stiff, stuffy, conventional More Synonyms of starchy starchy in British English (ˈstɑːtʃɪ) adjectiveWord forms: starchier or starchiest 1. of, relating to, or containing starch starchy foods 2. extremely formal, stiff, or conventional a starchy manner 3. stiffened with starch Derived forms starchily (ˈstarchily) adverb starchiness (ˈstarchiness) noun starchy in American English (ˈstɑrtʃi) adjectiveWord forms: ˈstarchier or ˈstarchiest 1. of, containing, or like starch 2. stiffened with starch 3. stiff; formal; unbending Derived forms starchily (ˈstarchily) adverb starchiness (ˈstarchiness) noun Examples of 'starchy' in a sentence starchy Two servings of starchy foods a week. Times, Sunday Times (2010) There is also a tendency to eat more starchy and sugary foods and put on weight. Times, Sunday Times (2013) There has been growing concern that starchy foods may not be as healthy as previously thought. Times, Sunday Times (2016) It occurs naturally when some starchy foods are fried. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Also that there should always be three times as many vegetables as starchy foods. Colette Harris, With Theresa Cheung PCOS DIET BOOK: How you can use the nutritional approach to deal with polycysticovary syndrome (2002) She was popular and not at all stiff or starchy. Louise Carpenter AN UNLIKELY COUNTESS: Lily Budge and the 13th Earl of Galloway (2004) Too much yeast in his gut means starchy and sugary grub is fermented into alcohol. The Sun (2013) The diet of a malnourished person may be high in starchy foods but is invariably low in protein and essential minerals and vitamins. Jilbert, John Geography Basic Facts (1983) I was also eating a lot of starchy carbs. The Sun (2013) Too many sweet and starchy foods flood the body with insulin, which encourages the body to retain fat. Times, Sunday Times (2016) I still eat carbs but less starchy ones such as vegetables, sweet potatoes and couscous. The Sun (2013) She adds: 'If you cut starchy foods from the diet then you burn body fat instead. The Sun (2010) One portion of starchy food such as a wholegrain sandwich, a wrap or a handful of couscous, rice or pasta. The Sun (2013) While some of the acting is as starchy as the stiff upper lips on parade, the movie has a singularly home-grown charm. Times, Sunday Times (2015) And I restricted other starchy foods such as rice, pasta and potatoes. Times, Sunday Times (2016) A regular intake of salad, cereals and pasta provide starchy carbs while eggs, dairy foods and lean meat give me protein. The Sun (2012) Instead I was doing what was advised at the time, which was to eat a lot of starchy foods such as pasta and potatoes. Times, Sunday Times (2014) (adjective) in the sense of formal Definition (of a person's behaviour) very formal and humourless The poses were starchy, the smiles a shade false. Synonyms formal He wrote a very formal letter of apology. stiff They always seemed a little awkward with each other, a bit stiff and formal. stuffy stuffy attitudes conventional conventional views precise They speak very precise English. prim We tend to imagine that the Victorians were very prim and proper. punctilious (formal) He was punctilious about being ready exactly on time. ceremonious Additional synonyms in the sense of ceremonious Definition excessively polite or formal Synonyms formal, civil, exact, ritual, precise, stiff, dignified, stately, solemn, courteous, courtly, deferential, starchy (informal), punctilious in the sense of conventional conventional views Synonyms proper, conservative, correct, formal, respectable, bourgeois, genteel, staid, conformist, decorous, Pooterish in the sense of precise Definition strict in observing rules or standards They speak very precise English. Synonyms strict, particular, exact, nice, formal, careful, stiff, rigid, meticulous, inflexible, scrupulous, fastidious, prim, puritanical, finicky, punctilious (formal), ceremonious Nearby words of starchy staple star starch starchy stardom stare stare someone in the face Synonyms of 'starchy' starchy Explore 'starchy' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of prim Definition affectedly proper, or formal, and rather prudish We tend to imagine that the Victorians were very prim and proper. Synonyms prudish, particular, formal, proper, precise, stiff, fussy, fastidious, puritanical, demure, starchy (informal), prissy, strait-laced, priggish, anal retentive, schoolmarmish (British, rare), old-maidish (informal), niminy-piminy (rare) in the sense of punctilious Definition attentive to detail He was punctilious about being ready exactly on time. Synonyms particular, careful, strict, exact, nice, formal, proper, precise, meticulous, conscientious, fussy, scrupulous, finicky, anal retentive, ceremonious, nit-picky (informal) in the sense of stiff Definition formal and not relaxed They always seemed a little awkward with each other, a bit stiff and formal. Synonyms formal, constrained, reserved, forced, laboured, cold, mannered, wooden, artificial, uneasy, chilly, unnatural, austere, pompous, prim, stilted, starchy (informal), punctilious, priggish, standoffish, ceremonious, unrelaxed in the sense of stuffy Definition old-fashioned and very formal stuffy attitudes Synonyms staid, conventional, dull, old-fashioned, deadly (informal), dreary, pompous, formal, prim, stilted, musty, stodgy, uninteresting, humourless, fusty, strait-laced, priggish, as dry as dust, old-fogeyish, niminy-piminy, prim and proper
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