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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) 
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'

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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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