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unstarchy

adj

Etymology

From un- + starchy.

  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. prefixed as unstarchy — “un + starchy”

Definitions

  1. Informal, casual.

    • […] copywriting is, or should be, conversational and unstarchy.
    • […] their visit seemed fresh, unstarchy, even informal, a visit that everyone could enjoy.

  2. Not containing starch. (of food)

    • Two cooked unstarchy vegetables, and a raw vegetable salad may be had at every dinner.

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