Meaning & use
starchy
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Containing or resembling starch, especially describing carbohydrate-rich foods such as potatoes, rice, or bread.
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Potatoes and rice are starchy foods that provide energy.
The old headmaster had a starchy, formal way of speaking.
A note on using this word
Starchy is also used figuratively to describe someone whose manner is stiffly formal or prim.
Words with a similar meaning
carbohydrate-rich
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Another way to use it
2. adjective
Stiffly formal, prim, or old-fashioned in manner.
The staff seemed unusually starchy and reserved during the interview.
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