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pseudostarchy

adj

Etymology

From pseudo- + starchy.

  1. derived from *sterg-✻ — “stiff, rigid”
  2. inherited from *starkī✻ — “stiffness, rigidity, fortitude, strength”
  3. inherited from *stierċe✻ — “stiffness, rigidity, strength”
  4. inherited from starche
  5. suffixed as starchy — “starch + y”
  6. prefixed as pseudostarchy — “pseudo + starchy”

Definitions

  1. Apparently composed of starch (but actually composed of another complex carbohydrate)

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA