"starchy" meaning in English

See starchy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: starchier [comparative], more starchy [comparative], starchiest [superlative], most starchy [superlative]
Etymology: From starch + -y. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|starch|y|id2=adjectival}} starch + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er|more}} starchy (comparative starchier or more starchy, superlative starchiest or most starchy)
  1. Of or pertaining to starch. Translations (of or pertaining to starch): tärkkelys- (Finnish), fekulala (Ido), škrobový (Slovak)
    Sense id: en-starchy-en-adj-CowplTkl Disambiguation of 'of or pertaining to starch': 69 16 12 3
  2. Containing starch. Translations (containing starch): 有淀粉的 (yǒu diànfěn de) (Chinese Mandarin), tärkkelyspitoinen (Finnish), fekuloza (Ido), berkanji (Malay), feculento (Spanish), amiláceo (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-starchy-en-adj-k83GyQKq Disambiguation of 'containing starch': 14 67 15 4
  3. Having the quality of fabric starch as applied to fabric; stiff, hard; starched.
    Sense id: en-starchy-en-adj-NSn5O~6l Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 13 50 28 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival): 11 15 56 17 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 11 15 63 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 14 58 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 9 77 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 8 10 63 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 9 11 64 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 6 8 80 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 9 11 64 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 11 14 65 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 7 9 77 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 9 11 64 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 6 8 80 5
  4. Having a starched personality; stiffly formal.
    Sense id: en-starchy-en-adj-0ukT-dTt
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: non-starchy, starchily, starchiness Related terms: cornstarchy Translations (hardened with starch): колосан (kolosan) (Bulgarian), tärkätty (Finnish), накрахмаленный (nakraxmalennyj) [masculine] (Russian), накрахмаленная (nakraxmalennaja) [feminine] (Russian), škrobený (Slovak), almidonado [masculine] (Spanish) Translations (of personality: starched): скован (skovan) (Bulgarian), jäykkä (Finnish), muodollinen (Finnish), škrobený (Slovak)
Disambiguation of 'hardened with starch': 25 34 31 10 Disambiguation of 'of personality: starched': 13 17 34 36

Inflected forms

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          "word": "feculento"
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      "roman": "nakraxmalennyj",
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      "sense": "hardened with starch",
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      "word": "скован"
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      "sense": "of personality: starched",
      "word": "jäykkä"
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      "word": "muodollinen"
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      "sense": "of personality: starched",
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to starch",
      "word": "tärkkelys-"
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      "code": "io",
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to starch",
      "word": "fekulala"
    },
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to starch",
      "word": "škrobový"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "roman": "yǒu diànfěn de",
      "sense": "containing starch",
      "word": "有淀粉的"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "containing starch",
      "word": "tärkkelyspitoinen"
    },
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      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "containing starch",
      "word": "fekuloza"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "containing starch",
      "word": "berkanji"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "containing starch",
      "word": "feculento"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "containing starch",
      "word": "amiláceo"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "kolosan",
      "sense": "hardened with starch",
      "word": "колосан"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "hardened with starch",
      "word": "tärkätty"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nakraxmalennyj",
      "sense": "hardened with starch",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "накрахмаленный"
    },
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      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nakraxmalennaja",
      "sense": "hardened with starch",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "накрахмаленная"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "hardened with starch",
      "word": "škrobený"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "hardened with starch",
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      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "skovan",
      "sense": "of personality: starched",
      "word": "скован"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "of personality: starched",
      "word": "jäykkä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "of personality: starched",
      "word": "muodollinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "of personality: starched",
      "word": "škrobený"
    }
  ],
  "word": "starchy"
}

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