unstarchy

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English

Etymology

From un- +‎ starchy.

Adjective

unstarchy (comparative more unstarchy, superlative most unstarchy)

  1. Informal, casual.
    • 2019, Andy Maslen, Write to Sell: The Ultimate Guide to Copywriting, Singapore: Marshall Cavendish, →ISBN, →OCLC, →ISBN:
      [] copywriting is, or should be, conversational and unstarchy.
    • 1985, Alastair Burnet, In person, the Prince and Princess of Wales, Toronto: Doubleday Canada, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 96, →ISBN:
      [] their visit seemed fresh, unstarchy, even informal, a visit that everyone could enjoy.
  2. Not containing starch. (of food)
    • 1996, J. H. Tilden, Diseases of women and easy childbirth, Kila, Montana: Kessinger Publishing, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 181, →ISBN:
      Two cooked unstarchy vegetables, and a raw vegetable salad may be had at every dinner.