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a starchy and demanding teacher
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Both starchy and non-starchy vegetables can be part of a balanced diet.
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Lindsey Desoto, Health, 24 Apr. 2025
The butter and cheese emulsifying into that starchy slurry of a liquid is where true magic happens.
—Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025
The name is a play on the cute, chunky thighs of babies that are reminiscent of a yam, the starchy tuber’s importance within the diaspora, as well as the traditions of midwifery and doula work that go way back.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 11 Apr. 2025
Now that Kaya has been promoted to detective, Elsbeth’s patrol officer is Nikki Reynolds, who is more buttoned-up than Kaya but not quite as starchy as Lieutenant Connor.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
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Lindsey Desoto, Health, 24 Apr. 2025
The butter and cheese emulsifying into that starchy slurry of a liquid is where true magic happens.
—Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025
The name is a play on the cute, chunky thighs of babies that are reminiscent of a yam, the starchy tuber’s importance within the diaspora, as well as the traditions of midwifery and doula work that go way back.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 11 Apr. 2025
Now that Kaya has been promoted to detective, Elsbeth’s patrol officer is Nikki Reynolds, who is more buttoned-up than Kaya but not quite as starchy as Lieutenant Connor.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Starchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starchy. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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starchy
adjective
starchier; starchiest
1
: containing, consisting of, or resembling starch
starchy foods
2
: consisting of or marked by formality or stiffness
starchiness
noun
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