Synonyms of the word

starchy

• 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.

amylaceous

• adj. Pertaining to, or of the nature of, starch.
• adj. starchy.

amyloid

• n. A waxy compound of protein and polysaccharides that is found deposited in tissues in amyloidosis.
• n. Any of various starchlike substances.
• adj. Containing or resembling starch.
• adj. (mycology) Applied to a mushroom that turns blue-black upon application of Melzer's reagent.

amyloidal

• adj. Alternative form of amyloid.

buckram

• n. A coarse cloth of linen or hemp, stiffened with size or glue, used in garments to keep them in the form…
• v. (transitive) To stiffen with or as if with buckram.
• n. A plant, Allium ursinum, also called ramson, wild garlic, or bear garlic.

farinaceous

• adj. Made from, or rich in, starch or flour.
• adj. Having a floury texture; grainy.

formal

• adj. Being in accord with established forms.
• adj. Official.
• adj. Relating to the form or structure of something.
• adj. Relating to formation.
• adj. Ceremonial or traditional.
• adj. Proper, according to strict etiquette; not casual.
• adj. Organized; well-structured and planned.
• adj. (mathematics) Relating to mere manipulation and construction of strings of symbols, without regard to…
• n. Formalin.
• n. An evening gown.
• n. An event with a formal dress code.

starchlike

• adj. Resembling starch.

stiff

• adj. (of an object) Rigid, hard to bend, inflexible.
• adj. (figuratively, of policies and rules and their application and enforcement) Inflexible; rigid.
• adj. (of a person) Formal in behavior; unrelaxed.
• adj. (colloquial) Harsh, severe.
• adj. (of muscles or parts of the body) Painful as a result of excessive or unaccustomed exercise.
• adj. Potent.
• adj. Dead, deceased.
• adj. (of a penis) Erect.
• adj. (cooking, of whipping cream or egg whites) Beaten until so aerated that they stand up straight on their…
• adj. (mathematics) Of an equation: for which certain numerical solving methods are numerically unstable, unless…
• n. An average person, usually male, of no particular distinction, skill, or education, often a working stiff…
• n. A person who is deceived, as a mark or pigeon in a swindle.
• n. (slang) A cadaver, a dead person.
• n. (US) A person who leaves (especially a restaurant) without paying the bill.
• n. (blackjack) Any hard hand where it is possible to exceed 21 by drawing an additional card.
• v. To fail to pay that which one owes (implicitly or explicitly) to another, especially by departing hastily.
• v. to cheat someone.
• v. to tip ungenerously.