starchy

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈstɑːrtʃi/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈstɑrtʃi/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(stär′chē)

Inflections of 'starchy' (adj):
starchier
adj comparative
starchiest
adj superlative

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
starch•y /ˈstɑrtʃi/USA pronunciation   adj., -i•er, -i•est. 
  1. full of, or containing, starch:starchy foods.
  2. too formal or stiff in treating others.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
starch•y  (stär′chē),USA pronunciation adj., starch•i•er, starch•i•est. 
  1. of, pertaining to, or of the nature of starch.
  2. containing starch.
  3. stiffened with starch.
  4. stiff and formal, as in manner.
  • starch + -y1 1795–1805
starch′i•ly, adv. 
starch′i•ness, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
starchy / ˈstɑːtʃɪ/ (starchier, starchiest)
  1. of, relating to, or containing starch
  2. extremely formal, stiff, or conventional: a starchy manner
  3. stiffened with starch
ˈstarchilyˈstarchiness
'starchy' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
amylaceous - breadfruit - breadroot - cornflour - cornstarch - farinaceous - gingerbread plum - grain sorghum - kudzu vine - potato - rice - sago - salep - soft wheat - spaghetti - stodge - white flour - yam - yautia

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