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starchily

adv

Etymology

From starchy + -ly.

  1. derived from *sterg-✻ — “stiff, rigid”
  2. inherited from *starkī✻ — “stiffness, rigidity, fortitude, strength”
  3. inherited from *stierċe✻ — “stiffness, rigidity, strength”
  4. inherited from starche
  5. suffixed as starchy — “starch + y”
  6. suffixed as starchily — “starchy + ly”

Definitions

  1. In a starchy or formal manner.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA