Sir William Haley, the starchy editor of The Times, has donned his black cap and passed his savage sentence (Newsweek).
SYNONYM(S): prim.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
starch´i|ly — starch|y «STAHR chee», adjective, starch|i|er, starch|i|est. 1. like starch. 2. composed of starch. 3. containing starch … Useful english dictionary
starch|y — «STAHR chee», adjective, starch|i|er, starch|i|est. 1. like starch. 2. composed of starch. 3. containing starch … Useful english dictionary
starch — clear·starch; ni·tro·starch; starch; starch·er; starch·i·ly; starch·i·ness; starch·less; starch·ly; starch·man; starch·ness; … English syllables
starch|ness — «STAHRCH nihs», noun. stiffness of manner; preciseness … Useful english dictionary
starchiness — starch·i·ness … English syllables
starchy — starch•y [[t]ˈstɑr tʃi[/t]] adj. starch•i•er, starch•i•est 1) of, pertaining to, or of the nature of starch 2) containing starch 3) stiffened with starch 4) stiff and formal, as in manner • Etymology: 1795–1805 starch′i•ly, adv. starch′i•ness, n … From formal English to slang
Starchedness — Starch ed*ness (st[aum]rch [e^]d*n[e^]s), n. The quality or state of being starched or starchy[5]; stiffness in manners; formality. Syn: starchiness, starchness. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
starchiness — starch i*ness (st[aum]rch [ e]*n[e^]s), n. The quality or state of being starchy; stiffness in manners; formality. Syn: starchedness, starchness. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
starchness — noun ( es) Etymology: starch (III) + ness : starchiness in conduct or manner : stiff formality … Useful english dictionary
