starchy
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6.6
- adjective
- /ˈstɑr.tʃi/
:
rigido
- Well, P guys tend to think that looking sharp means these starchy oxfords and stiff chinos rather than just effortless comfort.
I got them second and from Blooms and Threads, but they are super rigid, kind of starchy traditional denim, so it's going to be tough.
- I got them second and from Blooms and Threads, but they are super rigid, kind of starchy traditional denim, so it's going to be tough.
Examples
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The insensitivity with which he treats his daughter makes it a challenge to find a glimmer of sympathy in this joyless man—as starchy and severe as his tall hat and topcoat.
Blog text (20) -
Born in Manhattan in 1910, Frank Loesser was the child of cultivated and fully assimilated middle-class German Jews with serious musical interests, and he spent his adult life rebelling against their starchy influence.
Academic text (2009) -
OK, very starchy, but new and original.
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Grandma manages not to say anything to that, but her silence about my father is as starchy as her apron.
Fiction book (1993) -
I will ignore the conventions, but other starchy people will give you the cold shoulder until you are married, and that's so simple nowadays.
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The event felt quite starchy, with everyone dressed in formal attire and maintaining strict decorum.
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Despite the starchy atmosphere of the meeting, she managed to inject some warmth with her friendly demeanor.
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He found the starchy manners of his colleagues uncomfortable, preferring a more relaxed and informal style.
Synonyms
65
5.1
Very formal and not relaxed in behavior
A little formal and not warm in how someone acts
Too formal and neat in a way that feels cold
Antonyms
How Formal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word starchy also comes from starch because people used to put starch on clothes to make them stiff, and stiff clothes looked very formal. So starchy came to mean 'very formal' or 'stiff' in manner or style.