'starchy' definitions:
Definition of 'starchy'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'starchy'
From: GCIDE
- starchy \starch"y\ (-[y^]), a.
- 1. Of or pertaining to starch. [PJC]
- 2. Containing or consisting of starch; -- used especially of foods. [PJC]
- 3. Resembling starch; stiff. [1913 Webster]
- 4. Stiffened by use of starch; starched[1]; -- of clothing. [PJC]
- 5. Formal in manner; precise.
- Syn: starch. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'starchy'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adhesive,
- amylaceous,
- clabbered,
- clammy,
- clotted,
- coagulated,
- curdled,
- doughy,
- firm,
- gaumy,
- gelatinous,
- glairy,
- gluelike,
- gluey,
- glutenous,
- glutinose,
- glutinous,
- gooey,
- grumous,
- gumbo,
- gumbolike,
- gumlike,
- gummous,
- gummy,
- heavy,
- inspissated,
- jelled,
- jellied,
- jellylike,
- mucilaginous,
- pasty,
- pokerlike,
- ramrodlike,
- renitent,
- rigid,
- rodlike,
- ropy,
- slabby,
- slimy,
- slithery,
- starched,
- sticky,
- stiff,
- stiff as buckram,
- stodgy,
- stringy,
- syrupy,
- tacky,
- taut,
- tenacious,
- tense,
- thick,
- thickened,
- tight,
- tough,
- tremelloid,
- tremellose,
- unrelaxed,
- virgate,
- viscid,
- viscose,
- viscous