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unstarchy

unstarchy adjective: informal, casual.

Adjective

unstarchy (comparative more unstarchy, superlative most unstarchy)

  1. Informal, casual.
    • […] copywriting is, or should be, conversational and unstarchy.2019, Andy Maslen, Write to Sell: The Ultimate Guide to Copywriting, Singapore: Marshall Cavendish, →ISBN, →OCLC, →ISBN
    • […] their visit seemed fresh, unstarchy, even informal, a visit that everyone could enjoy.1985, Alastair Burnet, In person, the Prince and Princess of Wales, Toronto: Doubleday Canada, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 96, →ISBN
  2. Not containing starch. (of food)
    • Two cooked unstarchy vegetables, and a raw vegetable salad may be had at every dinner.1996, J. H. Tilden, Diseases of women and easy childbirth, Kila, Montana: Kessinger Publishing, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 181, →ISBN

Forms of unstarchy

comparativemore unstarchy
superlativemost unstarchy

Origin of unstarchy

From un- + starchy.

Questions about unstarchy

What does unstarchy mean?
Unstarchy means informal, casual.
What part of speech is unstarchy?
Unstarchy is an adjective.

Words near unstarchy in the dictionary

  1. unstar
  2. unstarch
  3. unstarched
  4. unstarches
  5. unstarching
  6. unstarchy
  7. unstarlike
  8. unstarred
  9. unstarring
  10. unstarry
  11. unstars

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