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starchy

adjective

rigidly formal

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Word Facts

Word length
7
Starts with
S
Ends with
Y
Contains
TA
Scrabble score
15
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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adjective

  1. rigidly formal

    “a starchy manner”

adjective

  1. consisting of or containing starch

    “starchy foods”

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Example Sentences

a starchy manner
the letter was stiff and formal
his prose has a buckram quality
starchy foods

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