Wordiyostarchy
🇬🇧 UK/'stɑ:tʃi/🇺🇸 US
GREC2
Definitions
adj.
Containing or resembling starch; excessively formal or stiff in manner.
含淀粉的；古板的；过于正式的
🧩 Root Breakdown
Native Englishstarchother
+
ycharacterized by
=starchy
Common Collocations
- 1.starchy foods含淀粉食物
- 2.starchy vegetables淀粉类蔬菜
- 3.[starchy manner]古板的举止
- 4.[starchy attitude]刻板的态度
Example Sentences
- 1.
Bread, pasta, and potatoes are all starchy foods that provide sustained energy.
- 2.
The new manager came across as starchy and unapproachable during the meeting.
- 3.
His starchy manner made it difficult for colleagues to feel comfortable around him.