starchy

adjective

rigidly formal
固く形式張ったさま
- a starchy manner
  堅苦しい態度
- the letter was stiff and formal
  手紙は固く形式ばっていた
- his prose has a buckram quality
  彼の散文は堅苦しい
consisting of or containing starch
でんぷんから成る、または、でんぷんを含む
- starchy foods
  でんぷん食物

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