starchy

(redirected from starchiest)
Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus.

starched

slang In mixed martial arts, knocked unconscious. He talked a big game during the pre-fight press conference, but he ended up getting starched in the first few minutes.

starchy

1. Containing a lot of starch. If you're having trouble anything food down, try simple starchy foods like bread, rice, or potatoes.

2. Having the feeling of being treated with a lot of starch. The sheets in this hotel are way too starchy.

3. slang Craving starch-rich food. I don't usually go for mashed potatoes, but I'm feeling a little starchy today.

starched

and starchy

mod. alcohol intoxicated. (see also stiff.) No, he wasn’t quite stiff, but he was starched.

starchy

verb

See starched

References in periodicals archive ?

The Powers biography is grounded in personal descriptions of young Hoover the Sunday school teacher, vaulting his way into the starchiest Presbyterian preserves, whereas Gentry introduces a more generic Victorian bureaucrat.

Hoover damned; exposing the ultimate G-man - and finding the ultimate bureaucrat

You'll want to buy russet or Yukon gold potatoes, because they're the starchiest and most buttery varieties, (http://www.epicurious.com/expert-advice/the-10-commandments-of-perfect-mashed-potatoes-article) according to Epicurious .

How To Make Mashed Potatoes Like An Expert

CITE

Site: Follow: Share:

Open / Close