starchy /ˈstɑɹt͡ʃi/ adjective4 •Of or pertaining to starch. •Containing starch. •Having a starched personality; stiffly formal. •Having the quality of fabric starch as applied to fabric; stiff, hard; starched.Beds were made, the dinner-table set, and then we got into our very starchiest and most uncomfortable clothes for church. — 1942 formsmore starchy · starchier · most starchy · starchiest