starchy

/stɑ:tʃt/ Cách viết khác : (starchy) /'stɑ:tʃi/
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starchy

The chef recommends eating starchy foods like potatoes and rice for energy.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Containing starch or having the qualities of starch: Describing foods or substances that are rich in starch or have a texture or property similar to starch.
    • Excessively formal, stiff, or rigid in manner or behavior: Describing a person, their demeanor, or style that is very proper, prim, and lacking in ease or warmth.
Examples of Usage

  • Adjective (Containing starch):

    • Potatoes and rice are common starchy foods.
    • The sauce became unpleasantly starchy and thick.

  • Adjective (Formal in manner):

    • The headmaster was a rather starchy and intimidating figure.
    • She gave a starchy reply to the informal invitation.
Advanced Usage
  • "to be/get starchy with someone": to behave in an excessively formal or stiff manner towards someone.
    • Don't get starchy with me; we're all friends here.
Variants and Related Words
  • Starch (n): A white, tasteless carbohydrate found in many foods.
    • Corn is a major source of starch.
  • Starch (v): To stiffen fabric with starch.
    • She starched the collar of his shirt.
  • Starched (adj): Stiffened with starch; (figuratively) very stiff and formal.
    • He wore starched white shirts. / Her starched demeanor was off-putting.
Synonyms
  • Stiff: Rigid, not relaxed or friendly.
  • Formal: Following conventional rules of ceremony or behavior.
  • Prim: Feeling or showing disapproval of anything improper; stiffly correct.
  • Stodgy: Dull and uninspired; (of food) heavy and filling.
Antonyms
  • Informal: Having a relaxed, friendly, or unofficial style.
  • Easygoing: Relaxed and tolerant in attitude or manner.
  • Unstarched: Not stiffened; (figuratively) natural and relaxed.
Related Phrases/Idioms
  • No direct idioms are commonly formed with "starchy" itself. However, the concept is related to:
    • Stiff as a board: Extremely rigid, not bending.
    • Stand on ceremony: To behave in a very formal way, insisting on strict observance of formalities.
starchy

The chef recommends eating starchy foods like potatoes and rice for energy.

Adjective
  1. rigidly formal
    • a starchy manner
    • the letter was stiff and formal
    • his prose has a buckram quality
  2. consisting of or containing starch
    • starchy foods

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