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starchly

adv

Etymology

From starch + -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 starchly — “starch + ly”

Definitions

  1. In a starched or starchy manner

    In a starched or starchy manner; stiffly, formally

    • Starchly Crisp; hole cancelled
    • I did not see that quilting made me a Jake, and I replied starchly, "Madam, I purchased these fabrics on my walk just now."

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