starchy

形容词 adj.
中文释义
美 /ˈstɑɹt͡ʃi/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Of or pertaining to starch.
  2. Containing starch.
  3. Having the quality of fabric starch as applied to fabric; stiff, hard; starched.
    — Beds were made, the dinner-table set, and then we got into our very starchiest and most uncomfortable clothes for church.
  4. Having a starched personality; stiffly formal.

词形变化

starchier comparative more starchy comparative starchiest superlative most starchy superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
nonstarchy non-starchy pseudostarchy starchily starchiness unstarchy
相关词
cornstarchy

词源

Etymology tree
English starch
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Germanic *-gaz
Proto-West Germanic *-g
Old English -iġ
Middle English -y
English -y
English starchy
From starch + -y.
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