Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

starchy

/ˈstɑɹt͡ʃi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.57 in modern English

Syllables: starchy
IPA: /ˈstɑɹt͡ʃi/

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to starch.

adj

Containing starch.

adj

Having the quality of fabric starch as applied to fabric; stiff, hard; starched.

adj

Having a starched personality; stiffly formal.

Example Sentences

"Beds were made, the dinner-table set, and then we got into our very starchiest and most uncomfortable clothes for church."

Etymology

Etymology tree English starch Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English starchy From starch + -y.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈstɑɹt͡ʃi/

Inflected Forms

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

Derived Forms

nonstarchy pseudostarchy starchily starchiness unstarchy

Phrases

non-starchy

Frequently Paired Words

cornstarchy

Synonyms

stiff buckram

Rhymes With

archie

Questions

How do you pronounce starchy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈstɑɹt͡ʃi/.
What does starchy mean?: Of or pertaining to starch.
Where does starchy come from?: Etymology tree English starch Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English starchy From starch + -y.

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