STARCHINESS


Meaning of STARCHINESS in English

-chēnə̇s, -chin- noun

( -es )

: the quality or state of being starchy

the fresh starchiness of her dress — Shirley A. Grau

especially : a prim, prudish, or overly dignified formality

deckhands … resent the growing starchiness of the river cities — Murray Schumach

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.