starchy
21starchy — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. stiff, formal, rigid, prudish, decorous, mannered, prim, a model ofpropriety, stuffy, strict, conservative, puritanical. ANT.: casual, informal, relaxed II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective So rigidly constrained,… …
22starchy — starch·y || stÉ‘rtʃɪ / stÉ‘Ët adj. containing starch; stiffened with starch; rigid, formal, stiff in manner …
23starchy — starch•y [[t]ˈstɑr tʃi[/t]] 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 • Etymology: 1795–1805 starch′i•ly, adv. starch′i•ness, n …
24starchy — Go to starched …
25starchy — adj. (starchier, starchiest) 1 a of or like starch. b containing much starch. 2 (of a person) precise, prim. Derivatives: starchily adv. starchiness n …
26non-starchy — adjective Not containing starch or carbohydrates …
27amylaceous — Starchy. * * * am·y·la·ceous .am ə lā shəs adj of, relating to, or having the characteristics of starch: STARCHY * * * am·y·la·ceous (am″ə laґshəs) [L. amylaceus] starchy; containing starch; of the nature of starch …
28starchily — starchy ► ADJECTIVE (starchier, starchiest) 1) (of food) containing a lot of starch. 2) (of clothing) stiff with starch. 3) informal very stiff, formal, or prim in manner or character. DERIVATIVES starchily adverb starchiness noun …
29starchiness — starchy ► ADJECTIVE (starchier, starchiest) 1) (of food) containing a lot of starch. 2) (of clothing) stiff with starch. 3) informal very stiff, formal, or prim in manner or character. DERIVATIVES starchily adverb starchiness noun …
30Puerto Rican cuisine — Cocina Criolla can be traced back to African, Amerindian and Spanish inhabitants of the island …
