D defs.my
Entry 5 senses Webster, 1913

starchy

/(-y̆)/ · starch·y · IPA /ˈstɑɹt͡ʃi/
01 a. Of or pertaining to starch.
  1. 1.
    Of or pertaining to starch.
  2. 2.
    Containing or consisting of starch; -- used especially of foods.
  3. 3.
    Resembling starch; stiff.
  4. 4.
    Stiffened by use of starch; starched{1}; -- of clothing.
  5. 5.
    Formal in manner; precise.
Syn. starch.