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starchiest

starchiest is the superlative form of starchy.

Meaning of starchy

Adjective

starchy (comparative starchier or more starchy, superlative starchiest or most starchy)

  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.1942, Emily Carr, “Sunday”, in The Book of Small, Toronto, Ont.: Oxford University Press, →OCLC
  4. Having a starched personality; stiffly formal.

Questions about starchiest

What is starchiest the superlative form of?
Starchiest is the superlative form of starchy.

Words near starchiest in the dictionary

  1. starchedness
  2. starcher
  3. starchers
  4. starches
  5. starchier
  6. starchiest
  7. starchily
  8. starchiness
  9. starching
  10. Starchiojd
  11. starchitect

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