starchy
Example Sentences
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The starchy pasta water, slowly whisked in, binds it all into a sauce that clings and stretches, tugging at each bite with just enough tension to remind you that this is pasta, not soup.
From Salon
Mr. Dowling is a discerning and sympathetic, if occasionally starchy, guide through Shepard’s oeuvre.
Another starchy favorite is the mashed sweet potatoes with toasted marshmallows.
From Salon
There’s also a bowl of fufu—starchy dough that Ama used to make for holidays—and a few trays of chofi, fried turkey tail that my uncle always seems to overcook.
From Literature
It’s hard to say what percentage of households will be participating in the starchy giveaway on Friday, but we seem to be reaching what could be dubbed the peak of potato.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
