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Topic: NUTRITION

starchy

 adjective
     
starch‧y
1DFN containing a lot of starch1 (1):
2 British English very formal and correct in your behaviour - used in order to show disapproval:
She spoke in a rather starchy manner.
—starchily adverb
—starchiness noun [uncountable]
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